Battle of Myeongnyang

E625550

The Battle of Myeongnyang was a 1597 naval engagement in which Admiral Yi Sun-sin’s vastly outnumbered Korean fleet achieved a decisive victory over Japanese forces, becoming one of the most celebrated battles in Korean military history.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Battle of Myeongnyang canonical 7

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf military engagement ⓘ
naval battle ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Battle of Uldolmok ⓘ
belligerent Joseon navy ⓘ
Toyotomi Japan ⓘ
casualtiesJapanese heavy losses in ships and men ⓘ
casualtiesJoseon light compared to Japanese losses ⓘ
commander Kurushima Michifusa ⓘ
Yi Sun-sin ⓘ
commemoratedBy annual memorial events in South Korea ⓘ
monuments near Myeongnyang Strait ⓘ
conflict Imjin War ⓘ
country Joseon ⓘ
date 1597-10-26 ⓘ
depictedIn 2014 South Korean film "The Admiral: Roaring Currents" ⓘ
followedBy later naval operations of Yi Sun-sin in 1597–1598 ⓘ
forceRatio Joseon fleet heavily outnumbered ⓘ
historicalEra late 16th century ⓘ
JapaneseShips often estimated around 130 warships ⓘ
over 100 warships ⓘ
KoreanShips about 12 warships ⓘ
location Myeongnyang Strait ⓘ
Uldolmok ⓘ
near Jindo Island ⓘ
navalTechnology Japanese atakebune and other warships ⓘ
Joseon panokseon warships ⓘ
notableFor Yi Sun-sin’s leadership despite being reinstated with few ships ⓘ
extreme numerical disadvantage of Joseon fleet ⓘ
use of tidal reversal to trap and disrupt Japanese ships ⓘ
partOf Imjin War ⓘ
Japanese invasions of Korea (1592–1598) ⓘ
precededBy Battle of Chilcheollyang ⓘ
primarySource "Nanjung Ilgi" (War Diary of Admiral Yi Sun-sin) ⓘ
region South Jeolla region of Korea ⓘ
linked to: South Jeolla region
result Japanese fleet repulsed ⓘ
decisive Joseon victory ⓘ
significance boosted Joseon morale after earlier defeats in 1597 ⓘ
demonstrated effectiveness of smaller, well-led fleet against larger force ⓘ
one of the most celebrated victories in Korean naval history ⓘ
symbol of Korean resistance against invasion ⓘ
strategicOutcome maintained Korean control of southwestern coastal waters ⓘ
prevented Japanese advance toward Jeolla Province by sea ⓘ
secured sea lanes to Joseon court in the south ⓘ
tacticsUsed concentration of firepower on leading Japanese ships ⓘ
defensive line formation in the strait ⓘ
exploitation of local geography and whirlpools ⓘ
use of strong tidal currents in narrow strait ⓘ
theater Korean coastal waters ⓘ
year 1597 ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (7)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Imjin War → notableBattle → Battle of Myeongnyang ⓘ
Imjin Waeran → notableEvent → Battle of Myeongnyang ⓘ
Yi Sun-sin → notableFor → Battle of Myeongnyang ⓘ
Battle of Noryang → precededBy → Battle of Myeongnyang ⓘ
Battle of Chilcheollyang → followedBy → Battle of Myeongnyang ⓘ
Joseon navy → notableBattle → Battle of Myeongnyang ⓘ