Won Gyun

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Won Gyun was a Joseon Dynasty naval commander best known for his controversial leadership and defeat during the Japanese invasions of Korea in the late 16th century.

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Won Gyun canonical 6

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instanceOf Joseon Dynasty military officer ⓘ
naval commander ⓘ
person ⓘ
activityPeriod late 16th century ⓘ
associatedWith Joseon court politics during the Imjin War ⓘ
battle Battle of Chilcheollyang ⓘ
birthYear 1540 ⓘ
century 16th century ⓘ
conflict Imjin War ⓘ
Japanese invasions of Korea ⓘ
contemporaryOf King Seonjo ⓘ
Yi Sun-sin ⓘ
country Joseon ⓘ
criticizedFor poor naval leadership ⓘ
strategic misjudgments leading to naval defeat ⓘ
deathCause killed in battle ⓘ
deathCountry Joseon ⓘ
deathEvent Battle of Chilcheollyang ⓘ
deathYear 1597 ⓘ
era Joseon Dynasty ⓘ
linked to: Joseon
gender male ⓘ
hangulName 원균 ⓘ
historicalContext Japanese invasions of Korea under Toyotomi Hideyoshi ⓘ
historicalReputation controversial figure in Korean historiography ⓘ
knownFor controversial leadership during the Imjin War ⓘ
defeat at the Battle of Chilcheollyang ⓘ
languageOfName Korean ⓘ
militaryAllegiance Kingdom of Joseon ⓘ
linked to: Joseon
militaryBranch Joseon Navy ⓘ
linked to: Joseon navy
militaryService Joseon armed forces ⓘ
militaryTheater naval warfare in the Yellow Sea and southern Korean waters ⓘ
name Won Gyun ⓘ
nationality Korean ⓘ
notableEvent loss of most of the Joseon fleet at Chilcheollyang in 1597 ⓘ
notableFor role in the Japanese invasions of Korea (1592–1598) ⓘ
occupation general ⓘ
naval officer ⓘ
position commander of the Joseon navy of the Three Provinces ⓘ
predecessor Yi Sun-sin ⓘ
rank naval commander ⓘ
regionOfActivity Korean peninsula ⓘ
linked to: Korean Peninsula
revisedRomanization Won Gyun ⓘ
role naval commander during the early phase of the Imjin War ⓘ
servedUnder King Seonjo of Joseon ⓘ
successor Yi Sun-sin ⓘ
timeOfDeath 1597 ⓘ

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