Yi Eokgi

Yi Eokgi
Hangul
이억기
Hanja
李億祺
Revised RomanizationI Eokgi
McCune–ReischauerI Ŏkki
Art name
Hangul
경수
Hanja
景受
Revised RomanizationGyeongsu
McCune–ReischauerKyŏngsu
Posthumous name
Hangul
의민
Hanja
毅愍
Revised RomanizationUimin
McCune–ReischauerŬimin

Yi Eok-gi (Korean이억기; Hanja李億祺; 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-sin, Yi Eok-gi became his most trusted commander and companion during the Seven Year War.[1] Yi Eok-gi was eventually killed in the devastating Battle of Chilcheollyang Strait while assisting Won Gyun, the Naval Commander of the entire Korean navy at that time while Yi Sun-sin was imprisoned as a result of a plot.

  1. ^ Hawley, Samuel (2005). The Imjin War. Berkeley: University of California. p. 336. ISBN 89-954424-2-5.