Imjin War - Japanese Invasion of Korea 1592-1598 - 4K DOCUMENTARY

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Kings and Generals animated historical documentary series on the history of Japan continues with an episode episode on the Imjin War - the Japanese Invasion of Korea between 1592 and 1598, during which the armies of the Shogunate fought against the allied Korean and Chinese armies. This conflict is famous for many dramatic battles and sieges, and the naval heroics of the Korean admiral Yi Sun-sin.
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[@hanpyulkong3676]

Although 430 years ago, the Imjin War is a deeply humiliating history for South and North Koreans. One of the reasons why South Korea is strengthening its defense capabilities and fostering the defense industry is that it will not be invaded like the Imjin War. In Sacheon, where Admiral Yi Sun-shin fought his first naval battle against the Japanese Navy, there is the headquarters and factory of KAI (Korea Aerospace Industries), a Korean aircraft manufacturer. It is the company that KAI exported the FA-50 to Poland, the standard for Western light attack aircraft.

[@peasantmob1712]

Suggest you read the critique of Samuel Hawley's book from the Great Ming Military website, which contains a lot of examples in which historical sources were misused said book, ie claiming a source said there’s X amount of men when the source said no such thing. As at least some parts of the video seem to have came from Samuel Hawley either directly or indirectly.

[@wisdomleader85]

"Japan might still show up at your door." Yeah, with weeaboos and waifus. Not dangerous at all, but can be quite annoying.

[@WellBattle6]

At 54:26, the Battle of Byeokjegwan banner incorrectly reads Siege of Pyongyang.

[@morningcalmrisingsun]

Fianlly youre covering the Imjin waeran but my criticism is that it seems sort of a Japenese centric documentary. Why? Because you don't even mention some Korean commanders. You don't even mention Seoul was not called seoul but Hanseong. You didnt mention the korean sides diplomats and how because of their rivalry gave completely different accounts about the Japanese and why their mission was such a failure.

[@c.w.simpsonproductions1230]

The tale of Admiral Yi is nothing short of superhuman, and yet at the same time a tragedy. Other men would have turned their back or defected after being treated the way he was. But he cared more for his nation than himself, even when the leadership of that nation betrayed him time and time again for their own selfish ambition. But he fought not for the government, but the nation itself. True patriotism.

[@jonbaxter2254]

The true Nelson of the East.

[@jonransdell]

I had no idea that Admiral Yi could make good tamales.

[@hanpyulkong3676]

In Sacheon, where Admiral Yi Sun-shin fought his first naval battle against the Japanese Navy, there is the headquarters and factory of KAI (Korea Aerospace Industries), a Korean aircraft manufacturer. It is the company that KAI exported the FA-50 to Poland, the standard for Western light attack aircraft.

[@gloomy3501]

@@jonbaxter2254 na Nelson is Yi of west

[@lafeelabriel]

@@jonbaxter2254 Wtih all due respect to Nelson, he doesn't even come close.

[@adamwu4565]

One of the most amazing thing about Yi Sun Shin was that all his prior military experience prior to the Imjin War was in the army, and he only started studying naval warfare after he was appointed the commander in Cholla shortly before the war started. All his subsequent naval brilliance was self-taught.

[@ravenblood1954]

Yeah and he was such a fucking genius that he designed his own ships which turned the tide of the naval war. It would be like Patton suddenly becoming an admiral and inventing the aircraft carrier xD

[@YuuSHiiiN]

@@ravenblood1954 The one known Patton invention funny enough was his Patton cavalry sword due to having a background as a competitive fencer and swordsman.

[@oododd]

ㄹㅇ 어떻게 한것이오 이순신장군!!!

[@bkjeong4302]

@@ravenblood1954 Yi didn’t design his own ships: the turtle ship was an earlier innovation he resurrected, and he left the design modifications necessary to one of his most able captains, Na Dae-yong (who actually sailed the turtle ship into battle at Sacheon and Hansando). What Yi DID do was invent a new naval doctrine focused much more heavily on gunnery and battleline engagements, the first officer in Asia (and one of the first naval officers in general) to do this. So it wouldn’t be like Patton switching to naval command and inventing the aircraft carrier; it would be like Patton switching to naval command and inventing the concept of carrier battlegroups and multiple-deck massed airstrikes.

[@Luboman411]

I tend to think Yi's self-taught naval strategies after a stint in the army was probably what made Yi such a tremendous stand-out success. If he had been taught in the old naval ways due to being in the navy since his youth, he would've been more tied to the conventional ways of fighting naval battles, like his Japanese enemies. Outsiders at times have great success in a field--in this case a former soldier in naval strategy--because they can really think outside of the box and are not tied down to traditions and norms. I do wonder if there's been a very successful person the other way around--a former sailor who becomes a great general of land armies.

[@edwardkim2579]

People need to know that YI had no support from his country. He raised money himself, built the ships himself, made the first musket for korea, made the first ironclad turtleship, fed his people from starvation and saved korea from Japan. He is a Saint of saints in Korea along with King Sejong

[@johnnybaum7957]

That is insane.

[@Wandrative]

Ironclad turtleships existed since the Goryeo era. He didnt invent them.

[@edwardkim2579]

@@Wandrative nope not true. Provide source.

[@Wandrative]

@@edwardkim2579 This is basic Korean history. The usage of turtle ships started to deal with the Jurchen pirates. And during the 1400s, there are numerous Joseon records of using Turtle ships as well.

[@edwardkim2579]

@@Wandrative there is no record of a turtle ship during goryo dynasty. Like I said, state source

[@itvirgil]

Yi Sun Shin was a genius tactician with an unmatched record of naval victories. It's no wonder Koreans are the best StarCraft players.

[@booprice5473]

Lolllll

[@alexw8758]

It's not often talked about, but their main battle ships were the major factors in winning all of his naval battles. Panoksuns were vastly heavier and much taller, equipped with cannons because Korean naval warfare favoured ranged battles, whereas the Japanese ships were designed to be narrow and fast as they favoured boarding on the enemy ships and fight in melee. This enabled vastly outnumbered Korean naval soldiers to shoot and sink Japanese ships even before they could shoot their guns. When the wind and current favoured Koreans, they could simply ram into enemy ships while firing cannons point blank and there wasn't much Japanese navy could do. In a way, this naval doctrine, and the way they constructed their ships helped General Yi to save Korea from the Japanese. If Japanese had arquebus vs Korea's bows, Korea had Panoksuns vs Japanese battleships.

[@hiroono1]

@@alexw8758 That's also a lie. Korean ships were built like rubber boats without keels, so they had poor straightness and were slow. The Korean cannons captured by the Japanese army are still stored in Japan, but when you look at them, you can see that their manufacturing precision and accuracy were low. Rapid fire was also impossible. The only effective weapon Joseon had was a flaming arrow. Furthermore, there is no evidence that the Turtle Ship was completed. Of course, there is no record of them fighting against the Japanese army.

[@zuchangs]

​@@hiroono1 War criminal nation japan

[@TheNorthie]

Admiral Togo, the Japanese admiral who won the decisive naval battle at the Tsushima straits was once compared to Yi and Nelson. Togo was taken aback by this and said: “It may be proper to compare me with Nelson, but not with Korea's Yi Sun-sin, for he has no equal.”

[@rvrv7021]

Its true

[@Yhunhu]

To add to Northie's comment, the full quote, for reference, is: "It may be proper to compare me with Nelson, but not with Korea's Yi Sun-shin, for he has no equal. Nelson and I both fought battles with full support from the government, but General Yi Sun-shin achieved victory without any government support. Compared to General Yi, I am but a petty officer." What happened was in 1905, Japan's Admiral Togo Heihachiro brought the war to an end in victory for the Japanese against the Russians. The victory granted tremendous amount of prestige and gaze from European powers. A part of it was that the Japanese studied and adopted Yi Sun-Shin's strategies. After the war, a party was held to celebrate Japan's victory. At the party, a reporter asked Admiral Togo the above. The source is that is usually cited is from Samuel Hawley "The Imjin War".

[@Yhunhu]

@@asdfghjjhgf thank you. I had inferred respect on Togo’s part, but I was mistaken

[@lafeelabriel]

@@asdfghjjhgf No more than there is any proof of Yamamoto ever having said that they'd awoken a sleeping giant by attacking Pearl Harbour. He almost certainly *thought* something along those lines, as he knew, having lived in the US for several years between the wars, in just how deep trouble Japan was when they'd pissed America off like this, but he never actually *said* or wrote it.

[@InquisitorXarius]

Nelson is overrated garbage

[@grandadmiralzaarin4962]

'Diplomatic failures provoked Hideyoshi to launch a Second Invasion' That is an understatement. His Daimyo came up with a scheme to pretend the Ming were surrendering while also telling the Ming that Hideyoshi was acquiescing to their demands. It went so far as Hideyoshi wearing what he thought was a gifted 'Emperor's robe' but actually signified becominga 'Vassal King' under the Ming. This all came unglued when Hideyoshi's Monk(who could read the documents) told Hideyoshi their true meaning and Hideyoshi flew into a rage demanding blood.

[@mrttripz3236]

Oh my lord. That seems straight out of a sitcom!

[@YuuSHiiiN]

One does not simply bamboozle the Taiko!

[@uanime1]

This nearly came undone when the Ming diplomats and Hideyoshi met and both asked why the other one wasn't bowing to them. That required quick thinking (basically they said Hideyoshi was too old to bow and the Ming were too proud).

[@grandadmiralzaarin4962]

@@uanime1 yep, honestly the entire scrambling shenanigan deserves a video unto itself.

[@mh-tw4kx]

That daimyo was probably pissing his pants fearing his head, family, and land confiscation 💀

[@sambirch5153]

I used to have lunch sat by the statue of Yi Sun Sin in Gwanghwamun square and wonder how I'd never heard of him before I moved to Korea. I'm so glad he gets love from your channel because his is one of the most incredible stories in military history.

[@dongwonkim1223]

That's truly amazing. I've never seen an English video that describes the Imjin War in such detail and accuracy. Thank you for your effort.

[@Quincy_Morris]

There’s a lot of amazing things about Admiral Yi. One of them was his repeated ability to adapt his tactics to defeat his enemy even after his enemy repeatedly adapted their tactics to account for Yi’s previous successes.

[@infinitecontent8001]

The battle in the straits where he used the reversing currents against the Japanese? ABSOLUTE brilliance!

[@warpigs9069]

The enemy was 1 step of ahead of the enemy, so Yi launched himself 2 steps ahead!

[@casper191985]

Not true

[@bkjeong4302]

There is actually a basic pattern to Yi’s victories, which can also found in various other successful admirals like Nelson or De Ruyter: - Being good at forcing engagements on favourable terms while being able to recognize unfavourable terms and not getting involved in these conditions. - Aggression at the tactical level - catching enemy forces off guard while at anchor (Yi during his earliest naval engagements and Nelson at the Battle of the Nile) to ensure you have the initiative - Focus on breaking up enemy formations (Yi at Sacheon and at Hansando to an extent, Nelson at Trafalgar) or otherwise being able to control their numbers (enveloping them, holding a choke point to force a meatgrinder, etc) to overcome numerical disparity.

[@casper191985]

@@bkjeong4302 actually that’s not true

[@cgt3704]

Interesting fact: When Yi was dying he told to his son and his nephew: "We are going to win this war. Keep beating the drum. Do not announce my death". And then both his son and nephew took his armour and pretended they were the admiral and kept fighting. It wouldnt be until tge end of the battle that Yi's death would be known. The admiral had quite a life. He was mistreeated by corrupt officials, almost sentenced to death for being blamed and ended it as a hero to his people. He didnt see the end of the war but his legacy lives on as one of, if not, THE best admiral in history

[@PrograError]

there's a reason why he's among the most liked figures of the (korean) history which is shared with the likes of the King Sejong (Hangul), General Douglas MacArthur (Korean War)

[@cgt3704]

@@homerj806 sorry. That was a typo

[@resentfuldragon]

He is definitely the best Admiral in terms of actual tangible achievements in known history. We will never know all human history, but from what we know he was the best in raw achievement.

[@DccAnh]

​@@resentfuldragon If someone else achieve more than him it would have been recorded lol, so he is the best for both known and unknown.

[@resentfuldragon]

@@DccAnh that logic is completely wrong. Most of human history is lost because either they failed to record it properly or the knowledge was destroyed by an outside source. Its not about greatness, its how its recorded and how its lost. Its arrogant to claim we know for a fact who was the best at anything since we don't actually have the information to prove that. Many cultures wrote on perishable goods (wood, early forms of paper, leather, etc.) ad many didn't write at all. Of those who wrote much of what they had is lost. The abbassids obsessively wrote down information even from other cultures, yet a large percent if not the majority of their writings were lost by the mongols burning their libraries. We can't possibly know who was the richest, smartest, best general, best admiral, or anything like that. As of recorded history we currently possess Admiral yi is the best, but we have no clue about who was objectively best ever.

[@Dree74]

Put yourself into Yi's shoes: The selfish and incompetent boss (King Seonjo), jealous and unqualified coworkers who makes things worse (Won Kyun), all his subordinates inexperienced and cowardish, and your job is to fight against 10 times the numbers of invaders who are battle-hardened veterans with full support and advanced firearms.

[@andricrypto2852]

He should be worshiped as a God just like Guan Yu in China.

[@reaperking2121]

Admiral Yi is one of the greatest millitary minds of all time. He makes Nelson look like a first year in the Naval academy. While his life may have been a tragedy in many ways at the end he wins over those who wronged for he is remembered today as one of the greatest admirals of all time, Saviour of Korea and Marshal lord of Loyalty.

[@goognamgoognw6637]

He is the greatest Korean recorded in History to ever live in my non-Korean opinion.

[@luckybrave2035]

@@goognamgoognw6637 The story of Yi Sun-shin is well known in Korea. But he is barely mentioned in Chinese and Japanese history books. Because his story is meaningful only to Koreans, it has no effect on the outcome of the war. Although the main war was fought on the Korean Peninsula, it was actually fought by China and Japan. In the same way, the Korean War of the 1950s was fought on the Korean Peninsula, and the North and South Koreans still did not decide whether the war would be won or lost. So I agree with the Koreans that they didn't lose the Korean War, because with or without them, it doesn't matter.

[@Ilikemeows]

@@luckybrave2035 grow a brain

[@nikolasdemoulin8093]

Literal nonsense. Nelson was fighting other advanced navies with advanced canons and extremely skilled professional sailors, and still repeatedly won despite the odds. Admiral Yi was fighting literal makeshift fishing boats rigged into a ramshackle navy.. The Japanese had no actual navy. Their entire fleet barring like 4 ships, were merchant and fishing boats rigged to carry soldiers. Almost none even had any canon’s. The Koreans had an actual navy with western canons. Claiming admiral Yi “made Nelson look like a first year student” is just objectively nonsense. Yi has every advantage. The Japanese had no canons except for in 1 engagement and even then it was only on 2 ships. The Japanese relied on the simple tactic of swarming Korean ships until they could physically board them and engage in melee where they had an advantage. All any Korean admiral has to do was use their superior and faster ships to avoid coming into physical contact with the Japanese fishing boats, and light them up with their plentiful canons. The Japanese would be totally helpless. And were. which is what admiral Yi did. Admiral Nelson was not fighting a vastly inferior force (technologically). He was engaging other extremely well armed advanced warships. Admiral Nelson’s victories were objectively far more impressive. Genuinely Not trying to take away from Yi, although I am. He was a talented admiral and general. But it’s just rubbish to try and claim he was superior to Nelson. It’s just a weird cope non-whites and self-hating whites do, because they think that claiming random non-whites “make [insert famous and extremely skilled white person who defined an entire theory of warfare or technology/sciences] look like a first year student!! Haha!”. It’s always nonsense in my experience.

[@9PZ0]

​@@nikolasdemoulin8093I remember my history teacher saying that Nelson was gay, but he was good at fighting on the sea. Yes, I agree with you. I mean, this Chinese general is no match for Nelson.😂😂

[@oortcloud7358]

After the devastating defeat of Won Gyun, Joseon court planned to merge the remaining navy into the army. However, general Yi said to the king, "There are 12 battle ships left, the numbers are insufficient, but with this humble man still alive, enemy will not covet our seas." And comes the famous battle of Myeong yang, where general Yi defeated the 200 Japanese ships with 13 battle ships(one ship joined later). General Yi had lost his mother when he was demoted (his mother was 83 years old and was on the sail to meet her demoted son when she passed away on a ship). And general Yi's most beloved son died while fighting the Japanese forces. Such a shame that a man of such accomplishment and devotion had to go through all that personal tragedy...

[@DN-uv6ik]

A genius and a true patriot to his people.

[@lawkey14]

Yeah, he pretended to be ok about his son's death in front of his men, but after went to the warehouse and cried alone. If it weren't for his diary, we wouldn't be able to see his human side.

[@worldmarumaru1020]

명양해전 ㅡ>명량해전

[@ceu160193]

@@lawkey14 He specifically went to warehouse with salt, so his tears won't be noticed.

[@qcp9143]

tearful He's a great general He's the creator of Korea

[@dr.j5642]

The story of Admiral Yi is absolutely insane, and we'd all believe it to be a story of fiction if it weren't for corroborated reports from Korea's enemy in this conflict, Japan. Furthermore, the accounts from the Chinese side are glowing as well. This was an uncommon man, put squarely in position, by sheer chance or divine intervention, to save a people and their nation. Just incredible.

[@morningcalmrisingsun]

Yi also reported to the king as well as having a war diary. We have those sources.

[@worsethanjoerogan8061]

When Yi was taking his military exams it includes a horsemanship test. He managed to fall from his horse and broke his leg. Rather than give up he splinted his own leg with a tree branch and continued. He still failed but he passed the next year. Shows what kind of man he was

[@hpdpco6634]

Amazingly he had the same fate as nelson. Nelson was shot by a sharpshooter. Yi died the same way. Is this just coincidence, or are great admirals supposed to die this way?

[@aa-rq9qd]

@@morningcalmrisingsun This video makes little reference to the records on the Japanese side, and I'm surprised that Yi's rating is so high. The reason for Japan's defeat in this war was the lack of military strength and the high number of deaths from disease.

[@UhtredSonOfUhtred6]

@@aa-rq9qdop trying to downplay Yi’s accomplishments. In doing so you’re diminishing the nation of Japan you admire so much (whom he crushed, twice). Yi was a gargantuan of a man, recognized by all sides as one of the greatest in history. Cope.

[@Luboman411]

Admiral Horatio Nelson, the one who defeated the combined Franco-Spanish fleet at Trafalgar and crushed Napoleon's maritime ambitions, thought only a few men in history were the perfect warrior-leaders after which he modeled himself. There was, of course, Alexander the Great and Julius Caesar. But Nelson had also read about Admiral Yi and included Yi in his estimations. Books in French/Italian about Korea and Admiral Yi had been translated to English throughout the late 1700s and were housed in the British Museum's library. This had included excerpts from "The Book of Corrections" or "Jingbirok" written in the late 1500s about the Imjin War. Korean books, in turn, had ended up in Europe starting in the late 1600s thanks to Italian Jesuit missions to China--which included Jesuit embassies to Korea and its court. A few Korean books had also made it to Europe via the tiny amount of Dutch trade with Korea. I tend to think that Nelson's cunning with his fleet at Trafalgar and other battles was inspired by what he read about Admiral Yi's numerous accomplishments during the Imjin War.

[@ToyotomiHideyoshiGre]

lol,you are funny!

[@davidkusanagi589]

@@ToyotomiHideyoshiGre Your mom was fun last night.

[@zejusun323]

Korean books are books from Mainland . Vietnamese, Mainlanders, Koreans, Manchus and Mongolians all use Chinese characters

[@metal_fusion]

Yi Sun-Shin: His naval strategies makes him one of the most successful Naval admiral throughout history.

[@goognamgoognw6637]

Let's be frank, the most successful repeatedly again impossible odds 13 against 120, no other admiral can compare. And i am not Korean !

[@trob1173]

I spent a year in S. Korea in the U.S. Army. I regret not discovering Korea's rich and fascinating medieval period until later in life. The Koreans are a brave, and resourceful people and also one of the kindest and most hospitable I've encountered. Thank you for this very educational video.

[@CBRN-115]

As a Korean who also went through mandatory military service, thank you for your service

[@user-tk6zx9nz1h]

As a Korean, I also appreciate your service in Korea.

[@yuefei8696]

​@@user-tk6zx9nz1hso sad the once proud & unified country call as Korea had lost her dignity & becomes a slave to the yankee & the western barbarian & the most laughable & ungrateful thing is how they betraying the Chinese&Korean people's hundreds yrs of friendship by joining the Japanese & yankee to go against the Chinese by providing military base for the outsider west barbarian force to threatening China security & whole Asia..pathetic

[@bigshot7]

Thank you for your service, bro.

[@goognamgoognw6637]

@@user-tk6zx9nz1h But you are wrong, united statians wronged Korea for their own imperialist hegemony and are applying 50 years of embargo on half the Korean population. You are a traitor of Korean ancestors for acting like a vassal and dog to the usa.

[@billzaruss7752]

Rarely comment on youtube, but this was one of the most interesting and exciting videos you have ever uploaded. With each passing video your team seem to get better and better with the research you do and the cinematic presentation of history. Honestly, hats off to all involved! Keep em coming.

[@billzaruss7752]

Admiral Yi is up there with Caesar, Alexander and Napoleon

[@williamrobert9898]

@@billzaruss7752 Hmmm

[@billzaruss7752]

@@williamrobert9898 i know i know, sweeping statement, top 25 or 50 then haha. Hard one to say. Not exactly better than those that i mentioned, but definietly up there 😆

[@williamrobert9898]

@@billzaruss7752 Agreed 👍🏻👌🏻

[@DccAnh]

@@billzaruss7752 Nah he surpass them, alexander is overrated, caesar got assassinated and die like an idiot while napoleon only know how to fight on land with support from advance artillery, Yi would destroy them all.

[@messiusonline2817]

on the korean marine base near marine camp mujuk theirs a 12-14ft tall statue of admiral yi in the middle of their square it was beautifully made and the description on his plaque detailing he's heroic actions where many others both politicians and generals have massively failed he alone carried the korean on hes back while hes steel balls kept it all neatly balanced

[@jaeshin1983]

I love this content. Please continue to highlight important conflicts.

[@glenglen6386]

Hideyoshi had united Japan, but he was surrounded by samurai armies which had swelled in number over the years of Japan's internal conflicts. They needed to be culled in order to ensure stability of the realm. Not willing to give up their swords he sent them to Korea. Many minor and great clans were extinguished as their leaders and men fell on the battlefield. Those that did not die in battle found themselves accused for cowardice or punished for failure in the Korea campaign. Often ending with them losing their heads and their estates being confiscated by Hideyoshi.

[@arthas640]

It's funny how many parallels there were between the Japanese an Europeans. Europe had too many knights fighting one another in never ending wars and skirmishes so they got sent to the crusades. Japan had too many samurai who'd run out of battles to fight so they got sent to Korea. I'd be willing to bet as smart as Hideyoshi was he knew they had little chance of actually taking Korea once the Chinese came (China was viewed as nearly unbeatable at the time and many times larger ajd more wealthy than Japan, it would be like Canada going to war with the US) so they were likely sent as a "hail Mary". Either they'd get lucky and take part of Korea, or more likely all the samurai would expend their lives and/or bloodlust fighting in Korea leaving far fewer skilled soldiers available to plot rebellions or coups.

[@JayFLee1]

That makes very little sense. Hideyoshi's ambition at the first invasion was the toppling of the Ming. He wasn't fully wrong. The Ming military had plenty of issues, but not quite enough yet they would be toppled.

[@ekulerudamuru]

@@JayFLee1 it made sense, while he wants to topple the ming, a lot of clans still have bad blood with each other and who know when or where another civil war may happen, so win or loose in his expedition abroad he will still have last laugh against all the Daimyos he sent, in the end he succeeded in what he wanted

[@JayFLee1]

@@ekulerudamuru if weakening rival clans was a major part of why he invaded, Hideyoshi fucked up since the majority of the invading armies were Toyotomi vassals. As in they were daimyo because of Hideyoshi rather than clans whose power and existence predated his rise. Granted the invasion being from Kyushu meant the Western clans got dibs, but if it was meant to weaken his rivals then where are the Date and Tokugawa?

[@Emilechen]

@@arthas640 you are right, otherwise, China of Eastern Zhou Dynasty looks like Wetsrn Europe, but not very well-known, there are different Warring State, the king of Zhou is like the Pope, venerated by without real military power, especially the State of Qin has such similarities better with Prussia, at that tike, China was feodal too, with aristocrat warruor class, but once China is united, it looks like Roman Empire and not Medieval Europe anymore,

[@williamcarson2811]

Yi Sun Shin's tactics are beautiful and using the elitest mindset of the Japanese warrior caste just perfect. Hail Kings and Generals long may they reign

[@rapchoi1815]

This is best english documentary of the Korea Japan war of 1592 that i have ever watched. Great job!

[@Khichira2012]

Thank you for the video. It was much appreciated to learn such a fascinating history!

[@happilyignorant]

You know, I didn't realize just how practical Sun Tzu's art of war was until you see it played out in conflict. Turns out levelheadedness aswell as compassion for fellow humans make ideal commanders

[@JMB_focus]

Agree people nowadays are foolish for making meme on sun tzu

[@linshitaolst4936]

Li Rusong deliberately left a gap in the encirclement circle, because Sun Tzu said in the art of war that the enemy should not be cornered, because it would make the enemy resist crazily. Only by leaving a way to survive will the enemy's will collapse

[@reaperking2121]

People meme on Sun Tzu's or for that matter Von Clausewitz "On War' because the advise they seem is so often blatantly obvious. However, that does not diminish the validity of their assesments. Yi Sun Sin won many of his battles because he was a master of the advise Sun Tzu offers in his infamous work. Yi understood his enemy perfectly, knew his own ships in and out and never let the enemy dictate the terms of engagement. Thus that which seemed impossible ( Victory over Japan) suddenly became reality.

[@user-cc3tm5ps9p]

​@@linshitaolst4936原文： 归师勿遏，围师必阙，穷寇勿迫（围兵者，围其三面，开其一面，以示生路也）。

[@numarex]

​@@reaperking2121 War seems easy on paper but is actually very difficult in reality, that's why people make light of Master Sun's and Von Clausewitz's works. By the way, Von Clausewitz's work is more of a philosophical theoretical approach to warfare rather than a handbook on tactics and strategy.

[@aznhomig]

One of Admiral Yi Sun-Shin's most famous quotes: “必死卽生, 必生卽死” "죽고자 하면 살고, 살고자 하면 죽는다" "Those who seek death shall live. Those who seek life shall die." An absolute legend.

[@HebrewsElevenTwentyFive]

The Bible said if one dies to self, then one shall live. This is merely a rewording of the Bible.

[@DetectiveRackham]

Not sure if they had bibles in popular fiction section of book stores back then there. Besides, what the quote actually means is “if you cower and run for your lives you will die (by court martial), but if you fight for your lives you shall survive (with great strategies of the man himself).”

[@user-cp1mw3kt2l]

It's not just about the will, it's also the basic principle of war. An army that runs away in search of a way to live becomes an easy prey, but an army guarding its ranks as if they wanted to die will win and survive.

[@helloworld5334]

Someone mentioned the Bible, which made me laugh. “必死卽生, 必生卽死” /"Those who seek death shall live,Those who seek life shall die" came form one of the old Chinese military strategy and tactics book called《吴子·治兵》:“凡兵战之场，立尸之地。必死则生，幸生则死''(I am not good at English, translating it by yourself please), which shared the same importance as Sun Tzu's Art of War in ancient China

[@jisungchoi7511]

@@HebrewsElevenTwentyFive Ummm... No.

[@Shenp-ef3yg]

A roller coaster of events brought to order by one man. Admiral Yi Sun Shi, how admirable!

[@mrels6903]

I didn't know about Yi Sun Shi's history, truly a amazing and capable man

[@francine13]

The storytelling and the event it self is so great that I didn't even notice the video was almost 90 mins long

[@josephsuh525]

Finally a Korean history that isn't a 1950's civil war. Thank you Kings and Generals I do hope for more Korean History.

[@andrewchung2940]

Indeed, Korean history deserves more exposure and recognition outside of the Korean War. The Korean War was indeed one of the most important events in Korean history that placed it in the greater international conflict, but it certainly is not the only conflict to do so. Imjin War is another such event.

[@jmlee-bd8lb]

역사를 제대로 모르는 인간이 일본해 표기 당장 식제해라

[@iron4517]

I remember watching a few videos about this but Ive never seen one this detailed, well done

[@ZombieGrandpa]

That was very well done! Happy I stumbled across your channel.

[@SeHaryu]

Yi Sun Shin's statue is in the middle of Seoul, right in front of King Sejong's statue and GyeongBok-gung palace. A famous monument that symbolizes downtown Seoul, and he absolutely deserves that spot.

[@Luboman411]

Isn't there a subway station named after Admiral Yi? Is the subway station next to this statue--I've seen pics of it on the internet--in central Seoul? I live in NYC and I don't know if any subway station is named after a great American military hero, not even George Washington. Washington D.C.'s subway stations are--there are two named after this admiral who was successful in the U.S. Civil War--Farragut. But I do know that in Mexico City, that subway system has a lot of stations named after national heroes. I stayed near the "Insurgentes" station the last time I was in Mexico City. "Insurgentes" commemorated the teen-boy "insurgents" of the Mexican military academy who fought tooth and nail against the invading U.S. army entering Mexico City during the Mexican-American War of 1848.

[@SeHaryu]

@@Luboman411 I don't think there is a subway station named after Admiral Yi, but there is a road named 'Chung-mu ro' which was named after him. Admiral Yi is often referred to as Chung-mu gong and the road is nearby his birthplace in Seoul. And there is a warship named after him, too.

[@Joseph-eh4rs]

Pretty much all schools had statue of Admiral Yi.

[@user-un5qv3dc9n]

@@Luboman411 There is a subway station named after the road named after Admiral Yi.

[@Trgn]

It's only after his death they would make him a national hero. If he was still alive, the court would probly demote him again and would never tell his story, as other court officials would see him a continue political threat to the status quo.

[@captain0310]

From this war, the biggest beneficiary was the Manchus. After this war both Ming and Chosun were too weak to fight off Manchu invasion and Japan was isolated for over 200 years. BTW, Admiral Yi is taught at U.S. Naval Academy.

[@primarch02]

The Manchus are a fighting people. According to Korean records, five Japanese samurai were equal to one Manchurian warrior(Cause they've been fighting two peoples). Nurhaci's troops were armed with very heavy armor and even fended off Joseon and Ming muskets. In the Battle of Sarhu, the size of the Joseon and Ming forces was much greater, but the result of the battle was disastrous.

[@user-vh8ni3fe1w]

@@primarch02 일본군이 쳐들어 오기 전에는 한국군이 이 만주로 넘어가 수시로 주르첸 인들을 학살 했었다. 그들은 용맹하지만 무적은 아니었다 그들이 뭉쳤을때는 강하지만 부족 단위로 있을때는 한국과 중국인 몽골인에게 학살 당하는 약한 존재 였다 많은 기간동안 한국에 복속된 주르첸 부족과 명나라에 복속된 부족이 있었다. 한국과 일본이 전투할때 주르첸 부족이 이 한국의 북쪽을 침략 하였는데 그걸 기억하고 있다가 임진왜란이 끝난후에 한국군이 만주로 넘어가 노토 주르첸 부족을 학살하였다. 그들은 2번의 제국을 세웠지만 첫번째 제국을 세우려 할때 고려군 17만이 먼저 만주 까지 쳐들어 갔음 그들은 고려와 화친을 한후 키탄제국과 송나라 를 멸망시켰지만 고려는 침략 하지 않았음

[@user-vh8ni3fe1w]

@@primarch02만주족은 그렇게 대단 하지도 않았음 한국을 침략한 만주족을 죽이고 갑옷을 빼앗아 입은 한국인도 있었다 그들은 운이 좋았을 뿐이다 단순무력은 일본군이 최강이 맞다 그들은 말을 잘타고 화살을 잘쏠뿐이지 칼을 들고 싸운건 그렇게 대단 하지 않았음

[@mr6943]

@@user-vh8ni3fe1w 이게 뭔 개 씹소리인지 모르겠는데 칼을 들고 싸우는게 중요한건 원시시대에서나 통하지 일본군도 주무기는 활과 창이였고 몽골군도 주무기는 기마궁수였음. 칼싸움 실력이 왜 나옴?

[@mr6943]

@@user-vh8ni3fe1w 여진족 만명이 모이면 천하를 도모할만하다는 중국 속담처럼 중국인들이 가장 두려워 한 민족은 옛날부터 몽골이나 티벳이 아니라 여진족이였음 누르하치가 기마 전술로 몽골의 절반을 정복한건 알고 있음?

[@StephanePare]

Thank you for showing us a more complete understanding of this often looked over campain. The other video I'd seen about it was really all about Yi, and treated the war as a backdrop. This shows that even when the map leads you to think one side is steamrolling the other, it's never that simple. Yi did great, but Koreas also had amazing land generals, once the shackles of corruption were off.

[@DominicBarnes]

Absolutely incredible video. One of the best I've ever seen, on any topic. Great attention to detail and clear visualisation of events. And they even got the pronunciation of the Chinese names right, which is super rare

[@TheStrategos392]

Admiral Yi was a naval genius. Without him, Korea would have lost.

[@jonbaxter2254]

As an Englisman, with a vast number of naval leaders, I rank him at the top by far. Drake, Cook, Nelson, Roberts were all fantastic, but Yi was a superman.

[@TheStrategos392]

@@jonbaxter2254 Indeed, he was. I would rank Thomas Cochrane very high as well.

[@kaltaron1284]

Not sure about that. Depends on how dedicated the Qing would be on supporting the land war. But he really helped a lot.

[@skyereave9454]

@@kaltaron1284 the Ming actually

[@jonbaxter2254]

@@TheStrategos392 Aye, my boy! I love that guy, so mad he helps 4 countries in South America win independence.

[@alucardjc84]

Whoah, narration and visuals were a blast, really loved it. Hoping for more contents.

[@nathanielmuga6597]

Thanks for this amazing content!

[@dirkaminimo4836]

I just wanted your team to know how much I enjoyed the little details sprinkled throughout this video. Your channel never takes sides and seem to clear up many issues I have found hard to resolve, like the naval battles and the statistics from them. Thank you so much for making worthwhile content.

[@counterbloxpersonsong9654]

Up to now I still remember replaying the older version of this always loved to watch it whenever I get bored and now it's updated version shows how much has changed in kings and generals.

[@williamcarson2811]

Here here!

[@jonbaxter2254]

I love it, but always get furious at how they treatetd Yi. The man saved your country like 6 times!!!

[@salakiadam24]

Is this all a compilation of older videos or they changed the content itself?I remember watching some about this and the Byzantines but I'm pretty sure they are not the exact same ones

[@jamesson1154]

@@salakiadam24 they like to re-upload some of their dated videos. To make a more consistent “product”.

[@user-gx5im9dr4b]

Best channel ever! I'll become a member this year!

[@Kevintj]

It's the first time I see this channel and the quality was excellent. I didn't expect watching all these battles would be captivating.

[@tedk1677]

1:18:18 There's no proof that Admiral Yi had the makeshift Turtle ships during Myung ryang battle. Since all the Turtle ships were destroyed during Chilchunrang battle, he had to fight 300 Japanese ships with only 13 Panoksuns.

[@reaperking2121]

Which makes it even more insane that he not only won. But completly crushed the enemy fleet without losing a single ship of his own.

[@bingobongo1615]

Its actually pretty unclear how much ships he had and how much the Japanese (where we have no first hand accounts or reports) but indeed everyone in Japan also agreed that it was an amazingly huge victory

[@alexw8758]

If I remember correctly, they were in the middle of constructing turtle ships but could not finish for some reason. They sailed to battle with panoksuns.

[@PhoenixGK99]

Hadn't seen a Japanese video that wasn't WW2 based. This was very well done and could've even been an entire series too

[@cccspwn]

One common theme is the war crimes they committed

[@egoamigo-1377]

@@cccspwn Isn’t it ironic how pop culture always taught us how “honourable” the Japanese were when in fact it’s the opposite..

[@blahz7152]

@@egoamigo-1377 All thanks to Japanese propaganda, Japanese were evil barbarians in reality. The internet has really helped to unveil Japan's lies.

[@user-un5qv3dc9n]

@@egoamigo-1377 Well, they were in fact honorable. Except for the minor drawback that their idea of honor was collecting as many heads as possible, committing suicide rather than surrendering, and cutting open their own stomachs with a dagger if their honor was damaged, I'd say they were as honorable as pop culture tells us.

[@teovu5557]

​@@egoamigo-1377isn't that literally every nation today? Lol

[@user-ii5bf4md6k]

1:25:50 When the admiral was minutes before passing away, he told his navy officers not to tell the soldiers that he was dead in order to keep the fighting spirit among his men.

[@terencekoh6296]

might be the best overview of the Imjin War I've seen

[@bilimus_]

I can't believe I've never ever heard of Admiral Yi before watching this video. He sounds like one of the greatest military commanders ever.

[@blockmasterscott]

I had never even heard of of this war until about two years ago when I saw a book on it in the library. I was like wtf is this crap, and I spent literally all night reading that damn book. It was like a medieval DDAY on Juno beach. And that Korean admiral winning battles, getting sent to jail for being popular from winning too many battles and being asked to win more battles was like something out of a corny movie. And this was all real life. I was amazed.

[@johnalexander4982]

A comprehensive account of the little known Imjin War, following Hideyoshi's invasion of Korea. I have visited Sekigahara where Iesu Tokugawa defeated his rivals in 1600 and founded the Tokugawa Shogunate wich lasted 250 years.

[@lifeisasimulatedillusion]

If you ever visit Korea, within Seoul is the Royal Palace of Joseon knwon as Gyeongbok-gung. In front of that palace is a huge road with a park in the middle which has two statues. The one that is sitting down is King Sejeong (inventor of the Korean Language) and the one standing with a sword in his hand is Admiral Yi. The two are the most individuals in Korea.

[@markkarle9966]

Japan had continuous ambition of korean peninsula in history. History recorded the first thing they did after entering civilization was asking chinese emperor to recognize their dominion of korean peninsula. They fought three wars with china in peninsula，which happened in tang, ming and qing. At the third time, they won the war and finally annexed the Korean.

[@kgjung2310]

They also continued to fight WW2 well beyond any hope of winning partly because they wanted to keep Korea. The leadership couldn't agree to even think of ending the war with Japan getting nothing in return for the millions of deaths they already suffered. How could they tell the people it was all for nothing? Since America wasn't going to settle for anything less than unconditional surrender, that wasn't going to happen.

[@user-hn4qr8ty6f]

Until more than 2000 years ago, the southern part of the Korean Peninsula and Kyushu were inhabited by an ethnic group called the Wajin (seaman genus). history. Around the 4th century, Kyushu and the southern part of the Korean Peninsula became vassals of Yamato Province (Japan), but in the 7th century they lost the war with the Tang dynasty and decided to withdraw completely from the southern part of the Korean Peninsula. The southern part of the Korean Peninsula was originally part of Japan's territory, but over time the rulers have changed, including the northern Han, the Tungus, and the Mongols. Qin Dynasty and Han Dynasty = Northern Han People Sui Dynasty and Tang Dynasty = Mongol Xianbei Yuan dynasty = Mongols Ming Dynasty = Southern Han Chinese Southern Song = Turkic ethnic group (Uyghur) Qing Dynasty = Manchu Jurchen Japan has had a friendly relationship with the Han people in the south since ancient times, but had a hostile relationship with the northern Han people and the Tungus people.

[@markkarle9966]

@@user-hn4qr8ty6f I think what you are saying is mimana. Japanese scholars think it exists, Korean scholars think it doesn't. No matter whether it exist, Book of Song recorded that five kings of Wa continuous asked liu song chinese emperor to recognize their dominion of Korean Peninsula. This is the earliest recorded credible history about Japan. I know some Japenese scholars believed that the kings recorded in Book of Sone was the kings recorded in Nihon Shoki. The interest thing is, chinese emperor didn't accept at four times. At the fifth time, perhaps he was moved by the sincerity of sending envoys for decades, finally the liu song chinese emperor recognized what Japan asked. The three wars happened in AD 663(tang), AD 1592-1598(ming), AD 1894-1895(qing). Japan had wars with almost every dynasty of chinese empire in Korean Peninsula. Nationlism didn't exist in Ancient Asia.The emperor of the chinese empire were Hans in most of time. But sometimes they may have been Mongols, Manchus, but they all believed that their groups were a part of chinese, their government were the government of chinese empire, they were chinese emperors. This is the ancient Chinese national identity. The most population of chinese empire were Hans at any time. There is also a big part of your perception of the national identity of the Chinese emperor wrong. Japan had conflicted with chinese empire in Korean Peninsula, it doesn't matter what nationality the emperor is. Chinese emperor wanted to protect Korean, Japan wanted to annex the Korean. That's why the last two wars happened.

[@ZSX-ho1xc]

@@user-hn4qr8ty6fYou are talking nonsense. The Han Ethnic Group in China has never been divided into the Southern Han Ethnic Group and the Northern Han Ethnic Group, and besides the Yuan Dynasty and the Qing Dynasty, other dynasties are all Han Ethnic Group dynasties.

[@AtifHieder]

​​​@@user-hn4qr8ty6f什么乱七八糟的东西？汉人自古就是一体，历史也一脉相承，南方汉人是北方汉人迁徙过去的，母系带有南方土著血统，汉人父系血统的纯粹度是最高的，现在的研究显示如今60%的中国男人父系祖先可以追溯到五个生活在新石器时代的男性。汉人的文化也是一脉相承，从黄帝开始就没要断绝过

[@bee-fs3vb]

I'm always excited when this channel posts about anything, they are very well detailed and just amazing

[@TheBeachesandshores]

This episode is soo good. You really outdid yourself. The breakdown of the situation all way way down to the battlefields is really well done.

[@DeathMammoth91]

More amazing work by this channel! Keep up the great work!!

[@DSS-jj2cw]

I had the privilege of seeing a recreation of one of these turtle ships at the Korean War Museum in Seoul in 2005. Also, nice video!

[@PhoenixRiseinFlame]

Admiral Yi is one of my favourite people from history. He was an absolute BA, who fought for the freedom and well-being of his country. All this despite the fact that the government tortured him, due to jealousy. I lived in Korea for a year and one of my favourite experiences was seeing his famous turtle ship in Yeosu.

[@PhoenixRiseinFlame]

@@grapesurgeon yeah man, I also really like the light canopy they had designed when I was there. I was also able to try “San-nakji” for the first time in Yeosu which was also an incredible experience. I love Korea and I can’t wait to go back.

[@Meowmento]

Great to know you admire Yi Sun Shin. What would be some of your othet favorite historic figures I wonder.

[@PhoenixRiseinFlame]

@@Meowmento here’s a non comprehensive list: - George Washington - Augustine - Thomas Aquinas - John Calvin - Cincinnatus - Friederich Hayek - Winston Churchill - Rene Descartes - Calvin Coolidge - Miyamoto Musashi - Admiral Yi - Fyodor Dostoyevsky - Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn - Cato the Elder - Marcus Aurelius - Seneca - Cicero - Plato - Soren Kierkegaard - Abraham Kuyper - John Locke - Boethius - The Apostle Paul - Marie Curie - Dante Alighieri - Desiderius Erasmus - Leonidas - Anselm of Canterbury - Ernest Hemingway - El Cid - Jan Zizka - William Tyndale - Judas Macabees - Thomas Sowell - Immanuel Kant - Sun Tzu - Carl von Clausewitz - Alfred the Great - Charlemagne - Leif Erikson - Simo Hayha - J.R.R. Tolkien - C.S. Lewis - Adam Smith - Jonathan Edwards - Homer - Josephus - Charles Martel - Michael Faraday - Martin Luther - Blaise Pascal - Nicola Tesla - Theodore Roosevelt - Otto von Bismarck - Frederick Douglas - Milton Friedman - Ludwig von Mises - Justinian - William Blackstone - Edward Coke They weren’t perfect, but I have a lot of respect for the lives they lived. There’s a lot that can be gained from their insights.

[@delmont2793]

Currently, there is no data to know the exact design of the Turtle Ship. What you see in Yeosu is an estimate, not a replica of the actual Turtle Ship.

[@milabugtcher990]

really great video! I am big yi sun shin fan so I appreciate this doube!🙂

[@Dropkick1901]

Watched to the end. Thank you.

[@paul5475]

Yi Shun Shi one of the heroes that even you aren't Korean was still proud how this General stood up against the odd with his strong and disciplined soldiers.

[@DescendantofYellowEmperor]

😂 arrogant Koreans...yi was a sideshow joker when Chinese army defeated Japanese almost all by themselves

[@jasonlee0290]

Thanks for the full unedited version! Now more other Korean history please.

[@user-gf7mp3nf3w]

There are really really few men who changed history by their own. Admiral YI was one of that few men. He changed not only result of war but also fate of nations. Until today, his statue stands at center of Seoul.

[@Siptom369]

As allways such a great detailed historic overview of this war

[@smuller85]

Sea of Japan? It's a humiliation to Admiral Yi who protect the sea of Chosen province.

[@tedk1677]

Can't agree more on this. Sea of Japan? Admiral Yi would see this as a huge insult. Sad to see this disgraceful mistake from this history channel.

[@lin0345]

This video got sponsored by Japanese companies. No wonder they put it like that.

[@paranmanjang02]

@@ChillDfect East Sea

[@Hanfugirl_Hanzi]

Only Korean says Japan Sea as 'East Sea' and Yellow Sea as "West Sea" what a joke😂 they think the centre of East Asia themselves

[@kaiserwilhelmii6765]

if Japan were not exist, that sea would be called "Pacific Ocean“lol

[@kimyeonjoon474]

Learned more from this video than in my history class. Thanks always for providing such quality content!

[@khal7702]

probably because u don't read or listen

[@sharkrecorder1738]

@@khal7702 Nah, Korean history class doesn't really dig into the detail of actual historical events very much. It's more or less state propaganda best suited for brainwashing people.

[@Jean_Jacques148]

@@khal7702 or because the schools classes refuse to teach anything valuable.

[@elbias220]

@@khal7702 As someone deeply involved in history and almost done with highschool, never have I ever seen at least the (American) education system mention anything in detail like this. Infact, the lack of stories like this one being told in education is the REASON why people sleep/dont read in History class.

[@kimyeonjoon474]

@@khal7702 I do have exams in school. Listening to history class is one of the easiest ways to get a good score. You just need to memorize it after class.

[@neilboardman6640]

love your work man!

[@brotherseverus4962]

Absolutely a great video,well crafted and extremey neureal and informative.

[@Patlichan]

When kings and generals and wizards and warriors upload at the same time and you don't know which one to watch

[@tamara_diamonds422]

Wizards and Warriors. Never of that that channel. Will check that out. Thanks.

[@tamara_diamonds422]

Just a quick check. Is the voice the same guy ? You just got me hooked on another channel. I won’t be bored this Sunday. Lol.

[@Patlichan]

@@tamara_diamonds422 its the same guy

[@bigdkenergypodcast]

Porque no los dos?

[@kaltaron1284]

Coin flip.

[@acerock013]

it's nice to see more and more information and videos being put out about the Imjin War.

[@mileymarielow3850]

Another great upload!!!

[@greendalf123]

Quality video gentlemen, well done.

[@Redmalicious]

Yi Sun Shin has to be the most badass naval commander I've ever heard of

[@user-wd2ln6dk1x]

맞습니다 한산도전투에서 3명의 사망자가 발생하였습니다 일본군은 8-9000명 사망한것으로 기록되어있는데 3명의 사망자도 발생하지말앗어야했습니다 이순신은 나쁜지휘관입니다

[@simhong]

​@@user-wd2ln6dk1x 모지리야 badass는 나쁘다는 뜻이 아니라 멋지다는 말이야

[@user-li1br9np3s]

​@@user-wd2ln6dk1x여기서 badass는 칭찬일텐데ㅋㅋ 혼자 급발진 하시네..

[@sayuas4293]

Respect to Yi... never heard of him before

[@limebob2402]

56:36 While the total Ming army was huge, I believe the force they sent to Korea is actually the smallest out of the three powers, The Ming dynasty was still dealing with the Mongols and internal rebellions at the time.

[@RogueReplicant]

Dealing with the Mongols in 1590??

[@yoloi2470]

​@@RogueReplicantthe ordos rebellion. If i am not mistaken. Its a mongollian rebellion.

[@RogueReplicant]

@@yoloi2470 Okay, I didn't know, thanks.

[@satanwithinternet2753]

fun fact: in eu4 if you play has kora you get admiral ye. and he is the only charector in the game with a perfect 6/6/6 skill set. my man is litterally OP

[@nathanc939]

If you purposefully lose your lands, as Korea, you can become a pirate republic, which means you can actually have Yi as your Pirate King. This was one of my best campaign ever, I lost it all to Jurchens, to become a PR, then took it all back. In 1586, by memory, I got Yi as an admiral by event, so I fired all other admirals and made sure to have my current ruler die ASAP. Not only was he a 6/6/6 admiral, the general's (admiral) skills also impact his rolls on ruler stats, the fucker was also a 6/6/6 ruler with the ship durability trait. This time around, Korea was the one invading Japan in the 1590's and Kyushu was my bounty. I also was rich as hell, from permanently raiding Ming's coast, which kept their mandate low, which in turn made all their attempted invasions utterly patetic.

[@aznhomig]

@@nathanc939 This guy games.

[@satanwithinternet2753]

@@nathanc939 welp as soon as im done with my current ottoman campaign i will be doing a korea one now :D

[@nathanc939]

@@satanwithinternet2753 Enjoy! There are other crazy ones that can be done, including in MP if you got lads.

[@jamesson1154]

@@nathanc939 I went the opposite route, I refused tribute to Ming from the jump, tech’d up to mil 5. Declared for mandate. Took me several attempts but after you take the mandate, it’s pretty much smooth sailing.

[@sipdercochon9463]

hehe very nice ! i notice how you used Shogun total War to build up so footage images love it :)

[@user-Mush1000]

10:08 The reason why the navy of Gyeongsang-do did not engage in naval battles(At the time, there were two naval headquarters in Gyeongsang-do, and the area that was first attacked was under the jurisdiction of another general, not Won Gyun.) was that there was not enough time to mobilize the ships at each base due to the technology of the times. Although some forces were concentrated in Busan due to intelligence just before the war, due to the war that started abruptly, the naval command in Gyeongsang-do could not overcome the overwhelming difference in power between ships and grounded the ship, continuing the battle on land. Yi Sun-sin's Jeolla-do Navy also spent about two weeks mobilizing all forces after hearing the news of the outbreak of war, and a naval commander who had jurisdiction over an area located to the west of Yi Sun-shin took longer to mobilize forces, joining the Joseon Combined Fleet. 1:11:04 Unfortunately, Bae Seol, who preserved the only naval power at the time, deserted right before the Battle of Myeongnyang, and was executed after the war. 1:18:32 Turtle ships were all sunk after the Battle of Chilcheonryang and were not rebuilt until the end of the war. Ships depicted on maps are considered errors.

[@springfield910]

Thank you for the useful info on the Imjin war. The stories about Admiral Yi is still unbelievable, especially the Meomgryang channel battle (13 warships vs 300 warships). It is recommended East Sea, which is being gradually quoted globally, be written side-by-side with Sea of Japan.

[@infinitecontent8001]

How he did so much with so little is STUNNING! If he ever had 400 ships, the entire Japanese military would be at the bottom of the sea.

[@user-ze7eg7wc8r]

Korea was not conquered because of reinforcements from the Ming Dynasty. 韓国人等の訴えは認められないだろう。何故ならば、多くの海の呼称を見直必要になるからだ！ イギリスを筆頭に幾つかの国はそれを認めないだろう。日本もそれを認めない！

[@Apollonear]

This video is amazing!!! So much work into it. I hope you guys know people like me really appreciate it

[@hzhang1228]

there is also the battle of Baekgang around 660s featuring Korea, China and Japan that featured naval battles, probably the first major conflict involving these parties.

[@joshuairiarte3785]

Awesome stuff thank you 😊

[@ingwerschwensen8115]

Another great video(series). Wow! And thanks!

[@Numba003]

Thank you guys for another excellently informative episode. These videos are fantastic. Just trying to imagine leading 13 ships up against hundreds is crazy. God be with you out there everybody. ✝️ :)

[@coryfice1881]

Yi Sun Shin is that guy who does the hardest difficulty with cheating ai on whilst installing mods that further hinders him challenge and wins without taking damage except in the very last boss where a glitch causes him to take damage.

[@bigdkenergypodcast]

And still wins!

[@itvirgil]

It's not surprising Koreans are the best StarCraft players

[@astranix0198]

Yi doing micro before it was cool.

[@marksnyder7255]

The sound effects are so satisfying

[@starksidegaming5663]

Nice video was watching like a movie lol just subbed

[@alexanderrahl7034]

"They didn't just burn their weapons and supplies, but also scuppered their fleet." That's not your average every day incompetence... thats _advanced incompetence_

[@BenyOh]

that was a great doc, thank you! this Yi sun sin... what a legend

[@weemac2k6]

Thanks for the video!

[@btarczy5067]

If this was fiction it would be deemed unrealistically stupid that Admiral Yi was ever backstabbed, especially considering the sheer brutality of defeat suffered to the Japanese. For that matter, his feats would seem equally impossible. I'm usually weary about hero worship but in his case it appears to be absolutely justified. What a legend.

[@goognamgoognw6637]

His character, intellect, demeanor and appearance though unknown must have called for great respect. A lot of luck is nowhere enough to accomplish what he did. He must have been able to unify men and create diligence and trust among them naturally. Whereas Japanese where like loose packs of dogs hating each other. I bow to Yi Shun Shin even 20 centuries later. He must have been a very inspiring example for all the men under his command.

[@user-rw3bk6wp4m]

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[@yttst7110]

​@@user-rw3bk6wp4m이순신은 치사량해도돼

[@MyVanir]

Nah, there were plenty of historical examples of successful generals winning the war and then getting shafted by political backstabbing.

[@hanpyulkong3676]

During the Imjin War i, Japan kidnapped Joseon potters and revived the ceramic industry, and made foreign currency by exporting ceramics made in Japan's Kyushu Saga and Kagoshima prefectures to Europe. At that time, the ceramic industry was the same cutting-edge technology as the semiconductor industry today.

[@williamjaffersonclinton131]

But North Korea's ceramic technology still lags behind China's, and it is impossible to have such a big impact.

[@davidkusanagi589]

@@user-cg2tw8pw7j This is true. Its even written in Japanese books.

[@delmont2793]

@@user-cg2tw8pw7j At that time, Toyotomi Hideyoshi Japanese aristocrats coveted Korean studies and ceramics and plundered numerous technicians, scholars, and cultural assets during the war. In particular, Japan and Korea They kidnapped potters, treated them with utmost respect, and encouraged them to pass on their pottery skills to Japan. In fact, if you go to the Japanese Ceramics Museum The beginning of their own pottery history is recorded in 1602 (consistent with the end of the Japanese invasion of Korea in 1592). The shrine is still in operation. After the war, Japan developed Japanese pottery based on the techniques handed down by Korean potters, and pottery trade with Europe blossomed. From this period, Japanese porcelain products became popular in Europe. Immediately after the end of the war, the cultural levels of Korea and Japan begin to reverse. Korea has become a heap of ashes deprived of numerous cultural assets, buildings and technologies. Japan made its own technology and culture that it looted from Korea. Japan enjoyed a splendid heyday in the Edo period by selling pottery made with Joseon's technology to Europe with money.

[@delmont2793]

@@user-cg2tw8pw7j Take a look at the names of the people worshiped at the shrine as the founders of Japanese pottery. They have Korean names. They are Joseon pottery craftsmen kidnapped by Japan during the Japanese invasion of Korea in 1592.

[@primarch02]

Although I can see some of the information, maps and fleet formations are severely wrong, but I would like to praise them for making Korean medieval history. Thank you and well done!

[@aaronabraham5199]

Such a good documentary 👏

[@EugenePaints]

This is one of my favorite history videos from you all.

[@user-ov5zm5rz3v]

To make a correction, there were no turtle ships or warships converted into turtle ships in the Battle of Myeongnyang. Originally, the turtle ship was a monitor ship that sank enemy ships with prisoners while receiving enemy firepower with a strong hull reinforced with additional reinforcement and powerful cannons. Since it was a fairly large ship equipped with a large number of medium and large caliber artillery pieces, the amount of ammunition and gunpowder used was enormous, and it required skilled sailors and gunners to match. Because of this, Yi Sun-sin only built and operated only two ships. After his navy was annihilated by Won Gyun's incompetence, there was nothing Yi could do. His onetime colleague Bae Seol brought 12 ships, but even he ran away. Yi Sun-sin had 13 ships, including 12 ships and 1 newly acquired ship, as his operational resources, and he desperately needed victory for the demoralized naval soldiers. If there was Lee Gan, it would have been remodeled like the Turtle Ship, but even if that was possible, it was impossible to operate a tactical operation suitable for the Turtle Ship. What Yi Sun-sin was extremely wary of was close combat with the Japanese navy. If a back-and-forth battle takes place, the Joseon navy, not familiar with cold weapons, will only be slaughtered one-sidedly. That is why Yi Sun-sin placed great importance on artillery fire and fleet maneuvers. It was a way to conserve power while fighting an enemy overwhelming in numbers by sinking them before they were surrounded by small, fast pirate ship-based Japanese ships. He would rather fight where he wanted rather than attack and fight where the enemy was. That place is "Myeongryang", a narrow strait through which seawater flows at a speed of nearly 7 knots twice a day due to tides. At this time, Yi Sun-sin, who avoided close combat as much as possible, had no choice but to directly engage in single-army combat with the enemy. And after a bitter struggle, he won the Japanese Grand Fleet of at least 130 ships.

[@happydrawing7309]

I see many references to turtle ships in Japanese records. What are you talking about?"

[@user-ov5zm5rz3v]

@@happydrawing7309 //When and where. I know the tricks of battle and the tricks of propaganda about them. In particular, I know that if the enemy is strong, the responsibility for my defeat decreases and the credit for my victory shines even more. In the case of Myeongnyang, Admiral Yi Sun-shin had no combat ships even though he was a naval admiral. His twelve battleships were requisitions of other commanders' ships that had fled from the enemy, and he only added one more before returning to battle. According to Yi Sun-shi's Jinjung diary, turtle ships had already existed before, but the turtle ships used for naval battles planned by Yi Sun-shin were newly devised by him, and only two ships appeared to have existed before the Japanese invasion of Korea in 1592. Of course, after the Battle of Myeongnyang, Yi Sun-sin puts his energy into decorating the general battle lines with Turtle Ships to counter the Japanese military ships, which have already begun to be improved. However, this was only after Yi Sun-sin gained some composure after winning a major victory in Myeongnyang.

[@Greywarden-ne5lc]

great video guys... keep on with the good work...

[@yanbesidski7765]

Thanks!

[@linshitaolst4936]

At that time, Japan was very similar to Europe in the Middle Ages. The army was controlled by many lords and was completely local private army. So Japanese shogun were very afraid of them. The Ming Dynasty of China was different. The army was already the property of the emperor. The generals of the Ming Dynasty only had the power to command the war, but could not turn the army into their own private army

[@edhshsn]

不敢苟同，李成梁的边军基本是属于家丁了，只是名义上是明的兵，实际指挥权和控制权都在李成梁手里。

[@tc8025]

Great summation of a part of history I never knew much about. Admiral Yi was an amazing commander and I'm definitely going to be looking for a good book about his life. Just signed up for my Sakuraco subscription, looking forward to it.

[@thats_songi]

He actually wrote a diary called Nanjung-Ilgi, definetly worth a read!