The Fortress site of Gyeongsang Jwasuyeong () is located in
Suyeong-dong,
Suyeong district
Suyeong District () is a district ('' gu'') in central Busan, South Korea. It has a population density of about .
Suyeong District was created in 1995 following its separation from Nam District. It is border in the North-East by the Suyeonggang ...
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Busan
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South Korea
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The Fortress site of Jwasuyeong is the site of the main fortress of the Gyeongsangjwado naval forces during the
Joseon
Joseon ( ; ; also romanized as ''Chosun''), officially Great Joseon (), was a dynastic kingdom of Korea that existed for 505 years. It was founded by Taejo of Joseon in July 1392 and replaced by the Korean Empire in October 1897. The kingdom w ...
period. At one time, seven naval ports with a total of 65 battle ships and 40 auxiliary vessels were under its command and charged with the defense of the east coast area.
The command post was first located at Busanpo, then relocated at Gaeunpo at
Ulsan
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, and immediately before the
Japanese Invasions of 1592, was moved to this place. It was moved to Gammanipo during the reign of
King Injo, and moved back here in 1652, the third year of the reign of
King Hyojong. Thereafter, it remained at this site, until the naval forces were disbanded in the overall reformation of the military systems in 1895.
The time of the original construction of the wall-fortress here is not known, but the wall-fortress to which the existing remains belong seems to have been built after the relocation of the headquarters to this place in 1652. At that time, the wall-fortress was 2,784 meters in circumference and 4 meters in height. It had three wells, four gates, four drain-outlets and a number of small bulwarks along the wall.
Most of the facilities have been ruined due to the lack of proper care during the
colonial period(1910–45) and there remain only parts of the wall, the arched south gate, and drain-outlets.
References
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Castles in South Korea