Paik Sun-yup
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Paik Sun-yup was a South Korean military officer. Paik is best known for his service during the Korean War, for being the first four-star general in the history of the South Korean military, and for his service as a diplomat and statesman for South Korea.
1951 Military portrait of General Baik Seon-yup
Paik Sun Yup in Daegu, South Korea, 1950.
Paik in an armistice delegation in 1951.
Korean War Dwight D. Eisenhower, Kim Baik-Il, Baik Seon-yup, Chung Il-kwon.
Korea under Japanese rule
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From 1910 to 1945, Korea was ruled as a part of the Empire of Japan under the name Chōsen (朝鮮), the Japanese reading of Joseon.
Japanese marines landing from the Unyo at Yeongjong Island which is near Ganghwa
Battle of Namdaemun in 1907 - Le Petit Journal
General power of attorney to Lee Wan-yong sealed and signed, by the last emperor, Sunjong (李坧) on 22 August 1910 (융희4년; 隆熙4年)
Terauchi Masatake, the first Governor-General