Bae Heung-rip (; November 7, 1546 – October 17, 1608) was a

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military official of the mid-Joseon Period. He was a general under Admiral

Yi Sun-sin Admiral Yi Sun-sin (April 28, 1545 – December 16, 1598) was a Korean admiral and military general famed for his victories against the Japanese navy during the Imjin war in the Joseon Dynasty. Over the course of his career, Admiral Yi fough ...

during the

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Life

Bae Heung-rip was born on November 7, 1546. He passed the military examination (무과; 武科) in 1572 and became a Herald (선전관; 宣傳官).Bae Heung-rip
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Later, he has served as a prefect of Gyeolseong and Heungyang.Bae Heung-rip
at Encyclopedia of Korean Culture Before the outbreak of the

, battleships were built by him following

's orders to prepare for the war. When the Japanese Invasion of Korea broke out in 1592, he was appointed as the Assistant Defense Commandant (조방장; 助防將) and also served as a Defense Commander (방어사; 防禦使). Serving as the Front Commandant (전부장; 前部將) in the Admiral Yi’s first campaign and

Won Gyun Won Gyun (; 12 February 1540 – 27 August 1597) was a Korean general and admiral during the Joseon Dynasty. He is best known for his campaigns against the Japanese during Hideyoshi's invasions of Korea. Won was a member of Wonju Won family, ...

's Rear Commandant (후부장; 後部將) in the Battle of Sacheon, he was promoted to Tongjeong (통정; 通政; Thoroughly Administrative), third senior rank. In 1596, He was appointed to the magistrate of

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, but he was dismissed for being criticized for wasting grains with a large number of shameless warriors. In 1597, he was deprived of his position as a Naval Commander of Left Gyeongsang Province (경상좌수사; 慶尙左水使). Later, he was appointed as the

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’s Assistant Defense Commandant. In 1597, when the Japanese second invasion broke out, he participated in the

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under the command of

, the Naval Generalissimo of the Three Provinces (삼도수군통제사; 三道水軍統制使). When

Yi Eok-gi Yi Eok-gi (; 3 September 1561 – 27 August 1597) was the commander of the Eastern Jeolla Fleet and later came to be the commander of the Western Jeolla Fleet. At age 32, despite being 15 years younger than Supreme Naval Commander Yi Sun-sin, Yi ...

and

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were killed in action,

and

also fled in the

, he rushed to the enemy camp with only one ship he was riding. He rescued the remaining ships and fought to the end to delay the enemy's advance. When

returned to his position after Won Gyun's defeat, he participated in the

Battle of Myeongnyang In the Battle of Myeongnyang, on October 26, 1597, the Korean Joseon Kingdom's navy, led by Admiral Yi Sun-sin, fought the Japanese navy in the Myeongnyang Strait, near Jindo Island, off the southwest corner of the Korean peninsula. With only ...

and

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and was promoted to the second junior rank. In 1600, he served as a Naval Commander of Right Gyeongsang Province. and as a Naval Commander of Left Jeolla Province. In 1604, he served as a Naval Commander of Chungcheong Province and the Second Minister of Public Works (공조참판; 工曹參判). In 1607, he became a magistrate of

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, but he resigned the following year due to illness and returned to

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. He died of illness at his home in Hanyang on October 17, 1608.

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