Shin Ryu (; 1619–1680) was a general of the

Joseon dynasty Joseon (; ; Middle Korean: 됴ᇢ〯션〮 Dyǒw syéon or 됴ᇢ〯션〯 Dyǒw syěon), officially the Great Joseon (; ), was the last dynastic kingdom of Korea, lasting just over 500 years. It was founded by Yi Seong-gye in July 1392 and re ...

. He was born into a

yangban The ''yangban'' () were part of the traditional ruling class or gentry of dynastic Korea during the Joseon Dynasty. The ''yangban'' were mainly composed of highly educated civil servants and military officers—landed or unlanded aristocrats ...

family of the Pyeongsan Shin lineage in modern-day

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, near where his shrine now stands in Yangmok-myeon. He passed the military

gwageo The ''gwageo'' or ''kwago'' were the national civil service examinations under the Goryeo and Joseon dynasties of Korea. Typically quite demanding, these tests measured candidates' ability of writing composition and knowledge of the Chinese cla ...

in 1645, and went on to hold various state positions. In 1654, he was appointed commander (''cheomsa'', 僉使) of

Hyesan Hyesan () is a city in the northern part of Ryanggang province of North Korea. It is a hub of river transportation as well as a product distribution centre. It is also the administrative centre of Ryanggang Province. As of 2008, the population o ...

in Joseon's northern border province of

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1658 expedition

Shin is best remembered today for his role in Joseon's 1658 expedition against Russian forces led by

Onufriy Stepanov Onufriy Stepanov (russian: Онуфрий Степанов) (died June 30, 1658) was a Siberian Cossack and explorer of the Amur River. For background see Russian–Manchu border conflicts. 1653: After Yerofey Khabarov’s arrest and departure to ...

in Manchuria. His diary of this expedition, in which roughly 200 Joseon forces from

armed with matchlocks joined with a smaller number of

Qing The Qing dynasty ( ), officially the Great Qing,, was a Manchu-led imperial dynasty of China and the last orthodox dynasty in Chinese history. It emerged from the Later Jin dynasty founded by the Jianzhou Jurchens, a Tungusic-speaki ...

forces commanded by

Šarhūda Šarhūda ( Manchu:, Mölendroff: šarhūda), known also under the Chinese transcription of his name, Shaerhuda (; 1599–1659), was a Manchu military commander during the early Qing dynasty, active both before and after the Manchus seized contro ...

to repel the Russian expedition, is one of only two the "Diary of the northern expedition" (북정일기, 北征日記). His forces successfully repelled Russian expedition forces led by

and Russian expedition forces recorded 270 deaths, including

. A modern edition was published in 1980. A Russian translation of his account is available as well; according to the Russian translator and the author of the comments, a particular significance of this document is that it represents the first ever written account about an encounter between Koreans and Russians. Дневник генерала Син Ню 1658 г - первое письменное свидетельство о встрече русских и корейцев
(General Shin Ryu's 1659 diary, the first written account of a meeting between Russians and Koreans)

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Invil profile of Shin's shrine칠곡군: 고장의 인물
* ttps://web.archive.org/web/20070502123815/http://www.mtcha.com.ne.kr/korea-term/sosun/term86-nasunjungbul.htm Manchu-Korean expedition against Russian expansion (나선정벌 (羅禪征伐)*
map of the Manchu-Korean expedition against Russian expansion (나선정벌 (羅禪征伐)
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map of the Manchu-Korean expedition against Russian expansion
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Manchu-Korean expedition against Russian expansion (나선정벌 (羅禪征伐)
{{DEFAULTSORT:Shin, Ryu 1619 births 1680 deaths Korean generals 17th-century Korean people Sin clan of Pyongsan

1658 expedition

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