Yi Sun-sin (born 1554)

Yi Sun-sin
Native name
이순신
Nickname(s)Ipbu
Born(1554-01-30)January 30, 1554
Siheung, Joseon Korea
DiedSeptember 11, 1611(1611-09-11) (aged 57)
Jeonju, Joseon Korea
AllegianceJoseon Korea
RankSecond junior rank (종2품)
Battles / warsImjin war

Jeongyu war

Yi Sun-sin
Hunminjeongeum
이순신
Hanja
李純信
Revised RomanizationI Sunsin
McCune–ReischauerI Sunsin
Courtesy name
Hunminjeongeum
입부
Hanja
立夫
Revised RomanizationIpbu
McCune–ReischauerIppu
Posthumous name
Hunminjeongeum
무의
Hanja
武毅
Revised RomanizationMuui
McCune–ReischauerMuŭi

Yi Sun-sin (Korean이순신; Hanja李純信; January 30, 1554 – September 11, 1611) was a Korean military official of the mid-Joseon period. He was a general under Admiral Yi Sun-sin during the Imjin war.