Yi Sung Sin Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for Yi Sung Sin, based on 3 World History Database records associated with South Korea.

3 records1592–15982 events3 places

Chronological biography

1592

Battle of Yellow Sea1592

Warfare / Japan War · Admiral · Pyongyang

Intercepts a Japanese reinforcements to Pyongyang, 1st "iron clad" ships in history

Battle of Yellow Sea1592

Warfare / Japan War · Admiral · Yellow Sea

Commands the Cholla Navy

1598

Battle of Chinhae Bay1598

Warfare / Japan War · Admiral · Chinhae Bay

Defeats the Japanese but is killed in battle

Titles and roles

Admiral

Record provenance

This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.