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.
20th century depiction
Panokseon
Yi Sun-sin was a Korean admiral and military general famed for his victories against the Japanese navy during the Imjin war in the Joseon period.
Text reads "忠武公李舜臣像" (Chungmugong Yi Sun-sin Sang; "Portrait of Yi Sun-sin, Lord of Loyal Valor")
Drawing of a 16th-century turtle ship
South Korean 100 Won 1970 Silver Coin in Commemoration of Admiral Sun-sin Yi
Park Hae-il as Yi Sun-sin in Hansan: Rising Dragon (2022)