Pae Hŭngnip (; November 7, 1546 – October 17, 1608) was a

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military official of the mid-Joseon Period. He was a general under Admiral

Yi Sun-sin Yi Sun-sin (; ; April 28, 1545 – December 16, 1598) was a Korean admiral and military general known for his victories against the Japanese navy during the Imjin War in the Joseon period. Yi's courtesy name was Yŏhae (여해), and he was po ...

during the

Imjin War The Imjin War () was a series of two Japanese invasions of Korea: an initial invasion in 1592 also individually called the "Imjin War", a brief truce in 1596, and a second invasion in 1597 called the Chŏngyu War (). The conflict ended in 159 ...

Life

Pae Hŭngnip was born on November 7, 1546. He passed the military examination in 1572 and became a Herald ().Pae Hŭngnip
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Later, he has served as a prefect of Gyeolseong and Heungyang.Pae Hŭngnip
at Encyclopedia of Korean Culture Before the outbreak of the Imjin War, battleships were built by him following

's orders to prepare for the war. When the Japanese Invasion of Korea broke out in 1592, he was appointed as the Assistant Defense Commandant () and also served as a Defense Commander (). Serving as the Front Commandant () in the Admiral Yi's first campaign and

Wŏn Kyun Wŏn Kyun (; 12 February 1540 – 27 August 1597) was a Korean general and admiral during the Joseon period. He is best known for his campaigns against the Japanese during Hideyoshi's invasions of Korea. Wŏn was a member of Wonju Wŏn clan, ...

's Rear Commandant () in the Battle of Sacheon, he was promoted to ''t'ongjŏng'' (통정; 通政; Thoroughly Administrative), third senior rank. In 1596, He was appointed to the magistrate of

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, but he was dismissed for being criticized for wasting grains with a large number of shameless warriors. In 1597, he was deprived of his position as a Naval Commander of Left Gyeongsang Province (). Later, he was appointed as 's Assistant Defense Commandant. In 1597, when the Japanese second invasion broke out, he participated in the

Battle of Chilcheollyang The naval Battle of Chilcheollyang took place on the night of 28 August 1597. It resulted in the destruction of nearly the entire Korean fleet. Background Prior to the battle, the previous naval commander Yi Sun-sin had been removed from his ...

under the command of

, the Naval Generalissimo of the Three Provinces (). When

Yi Ŏkki Yi Ŏkki (; 3 September 1561 – 27 August 1597) was the commander of the Korean Eastern Jeolla Fleet and later came to be the commander of the Western Jeolla Fleet. At age 32, despite being 15 years younger than Supreme Naval Commander Yi Sun-si ...

and Ch'oe Ho were killed in action,

and Pae Sŏl also fled in the

, he rushed to the enemy camp with only one ship he was riding. He rescued the remaining ships and fought to the end to delay the enemy's advance. When

returned to his position after Wŏn Kyun's defeat, he participated in the

Battle of Myeongnyang In the Battle of Myeongnyang, on October 26, 1597, the Korean Joseon Kingdom's navy, led by Admiral Yi Sun-sin, fought the Japanese navy in the Myeongnyang Strait, near Jindo Island, off the southwest corner of the Korean Peninsula. With onl ...

and Noryang and was promoted to the second junior rank. In 1600, he served as a Naval Commander of Right Gyeongsang Province and as a Naval Commander of Left Jeolla Province. In 1604, he served as a Naval Commander of Chungcheong Province and the Second Minister of Public Works (). In 1607, he became a magistrate of

Yeongheung Kŭmya County is a county in South Hamgyŏng province, North Korea. It borders the Sea of Japan (East Sea of Korea) to the east. History The area was settled at least since the Bronze Age, revealed by excavations of relics in the county. Dur ...

, but he resigned the following year due to illness and returned to Hanyang. He died of illness at his home in Hanyang on October 17, 1608.

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