Nanjung ilgi

Nanjung ilgi
Nanjung ilgi during Japanese invasions of Korea (1592–98) and Album of Caligraphy by Yi Sun-sin
Korean name
Hangul	난중일기
Hanja	亂中日記
Revised Romanization	Nanjung ilgi
McCune–Reischauer	Nanjung ilgi

Nanjung ilgi (Korean: 난중일기) or the War Diary of Yi Sun-sin is the personal diary of Admiral Yi Sun-sin, a Korean admiral famed for his victories against the Japanese navy during the Imjin war during the Joseon period. It was written between January 1, 1592, and November 17, 1598, a first person narrative of the admiral's perspective on the Japanese invasions of Korea in the late 16th century.

It is the 76th national treasure of Korea and listed in UNESCO's Memory of the World registry.^[1]