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Kim Ung-seo | |
Korean name | |
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Hangul | 김응서 |
Hanja | 金應瑞 |
Revised Romanization | Gim Eungseo |
McCune–Reischauer | Kim Ŭngsŏ |
Courtesy name | |
Hangul | 성보 |
Hanja | 聖甫 |
Revised Romanization | Seongbo |
McCune–Reischauer | Sŏngbo |
Alternative name | |
Hangul | 김경서 |
Hanja | 金景瑞 |
Revised Romanization | Gim Gyeongseo |
McCune–Reischauer | Kim Kyŏngsŏ |
Kim Ung-so (1564–1624) was a senior military officer in the Joseon dynasty. During the Imjin war, he was in charge of soldiers and horses in the Eastern Gyeongsang Province.[1]
During this war, he was ordered to proceed north with his troops and fight the Jurchens instead of the Japanese.[1] His army of 15,000 Koreans later joined the Chinese Commander Ma Gui and 24,000 Chinese soldiers in the Second Siege of Ulsan; the combined force failed to take the Japanese Castle.[2]
The house where he was born in Okto-ri, Ryonggang County, Nampo is considered one of the National Treasures of North Korea.