Suncheon Waeseong

Korea (South) / Chollanam / Kwangyang /
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A Japanese Sengoku (warring states) period style castle/fortress from TOYOTOMI Hideyoshi's invasion of Korea (1592-98), built in 1597. In late 1598, the fortress which at the time was defended by general KONISHI Yukinaga was besieged by combined forces of Ming and Chosun forces, to which a Japanese naval reinforcement force was dispatched, developing into the Battle of Noryang, in which Korean Admiral Yi Sunshinn was killed in action.
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Coordinates:   34°54'29"N   127°34'40"E
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