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| Hwang Jin | |
| Hangul | 황진 |
|---|---|
| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | Hwang Jin |
| McCune–Reischauer | Hwang Chin |
| Courtesy name | |
| Hangul | 명보 |
| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | Myeongbo |
| McCune–Reischauer | Myŏngpo |
| Posthumous name | |
| Hangul | 무민 |
| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | Mumin |
| McCune–Reischauer | Mumin |
Hwang Jin (Korean: 황진; Hanja: 黃進, 1550–1593) was a general during Japanese invasions of Korea. His courtesy name was Myeongbo and his posthumous name was Mumin.[1] He is best known for his defense at the castle of Jinju at the Siege of Jinju (1593).[2] There were two battles of Jinju, the first was a great victory for the Koreans while at the second, the Japanese captured the castle, with Hwang Jin and the entire Korean garrison killed.[3] Hwang Jin was killed by two arquebuse bullets.
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