Yi Jong-mu (1360–1425) was a
Korean general who led the
Oei Invasion of
Tsushima Island in 1419.
He was noted for leading a fleet of 227 ships and 17,285 soldiers which landed at the
Tsushima Island in
Aso Bay on June 19, 1419, which was met with little resistance.
General Sō Sadamori, the Daimyo of Tsushima, proposed a treaty to the Joseon court in September, 1419.
His conquest not only rescued victims taken by Japanese pirates including 146 Chinese and 8 Koreans, but also put an end to Japanese pirate raids in Korea and China, as well as paving the way for special trade relationships in between
Joseon Korea and the Sō clan of Tsushima Island.
See also
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History of Korea
The Lower Paleolithic era in the Korean Peninsula and Manchuria began roughly half a million years ago.
Christopher J. Norton, "The Current State of Korean Paleoanthropology", (2000), ''Journal of Human Evolution'', 38: 803–825.
The earlies ...
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Military history of Korea
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Military history of Japan
The military history of Japan covers a vast time-period of over three millennia - from the Jōmon ( 1000 BC) to the present day. After a long period of clan warfare until the 12th century, there followed feudal wars that culminated in military ...
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Joseon Dynasty
References and external links
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General Yi's biography
Specific
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1360 births
1425 deaths
15th-century Korean people
Korean generals