Imjin War - Rise of admiral Yi Sun-sin - Hansando 1592 DOCUMENTARY
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Kings and Generals animated historical documentary series on the Imjin War - the Japanese invasion of Korea between 1592 and 1598 continues with a video on the rise of Korean admiral Yi Sun-Sin and turtle ships. Admiral's whose naval prowess and ships changed the course of the war against the proud daimyos and their samurais. This video will cover the battles of Hansando, Imjin River, Sacheon and Okpo.
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Mehmet II: Am I a joke to you, I ended it one and a half century ago.
Show in the next episode the Ming intervention
What has this world come to
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Admiral Yi was reported suffering immense back pain later on, for carrying the whole Korean nation with no help.
Great comment lol
Well those turtle ships don't sail themselves, gotta have balls of steel to maneuver such vessels like he did.
There're some good people like Gwak Jae-u, but the fact that a commoner raised militia fought better than a real army only shows how incompetent Korea govt (excluding Yi) was back then.
@@mq7447 Oh yes, Haengju is an incredible victory. How did I forget that one...
Yi belongs with the legends, like Alexander the Great or Napoleon, they can defeat a much larger forces with their intelligence.
Admiral Yi what a man, this guy got destroyed by his own superiors just because they were jealous of him and disowned him but this guy never give up for his people he rose again for his people what a legend.
Power tends to find assholes because assholes tend to worship power and want it. Yi didnt want power, but he was most suited for power because he had real sense of responsibility.
This is power paradox, unfortunately. Assholes who wants power lack the responsibility for their suzerains while honourable people have the utmost sense of responsibility.
Then one thinks, should power really come naturally? In my opinion yes. It should come naturally, because of other urges. Love for your people, loving your job etc. It should come from love. Power coming from love is the best kind of power, power coming from hatred, jelaousy, envy etc. always leads to misery.
In fact, i think everything should come from love. Even hatred should come from the love of yourself of your people. The real thing here is people with self hatred tend to create their own demise.
The same for Hannibal and Scipio
Reminds me a lot of Soviet generals who were basically tortured by their own government before later commanding important parts of the military.
The good thing was that there were still powerful people trying to protect him like his good friend and prime minister Yu Song Ryong.
@@mattyb117 oh right I forgot about him
"Your Highness, I still have twelve battleship!!"
"Those who seek death shall live. Those who seek life shall die!"
"We are at the height of battle. Don`t let anybody know about my death"
Admiral Yi sun-sin
Everybody gangsta until they see turtle ships on the horizon.
Japanese were Chads on dry land and virgins at the sea
Japanese been fighting amongst themselves for centuries. They were battle hardened on land while Korea had relative peace so they weren't prepared. Luckily we had Admiral Yi.
@@EroticOnion23 The Ming did not advance further than Pyongyang. They did not have a say in the talks.
so true.
@@EroticOnion23 Lol. The Chinese army got routed right below Pyongyang. The Chinese admiral Chen Lin had to beg Admiral Yi to lend him a ship because Chinese ships were so pitifully small. The so called 'peace talks' were not held in Kyoto. And 117,000 troops invaded again. Sorry buddy.
“Hoho, You’re approaching me?”
-Admiral Yi
It's that what I think it is, which is a reference.................. A FUCKIN JOJO REFERENCE?!!?
"I can't blast the shit out of your face if I don't move nearer"
One of my favorite admirals
12:35 Hideyoshi nightmare
What's Korean for "Omae wa mou shindeiru"?
I love how smart and innovative Admiral Yi was. Also, how much he cares about regular people caught in the middle of the war.
Take it with a grain of salt though. These records are largely by confucian scholars who believe the parable of the tale is more important than the facts.
@@Madhattersinjeans Not with Admiral Yi. He wrote a war diary throughout the war(Nanjung Ilgi) and it is one of the most humble records of the war. In fact, the one who was most critical about Admiral Yi was Admiral Yi himself.
@@JHKim-rd7dy I do agree that a lot of Admiral Yi's story is probably embellished or just made up entirely. But considering how consistent he was in his virtues and the fact that he never betrayed his country despite the government betraying him shows how he was probably a pretty selfless person.
@@Madhattersinjeans His story is mostly backed by the official reports of his command and to the court. Not reporting the facts were considered treason.
@@technocracy90 And likely made up. I'm sorry but we can't rely on the records of these accounts. This is largely a mythological story of one man's triumph over weak beaurocrats holding him back at home. Tale as old as time.
He just happens to find some turtle ships ready for him at this harbour? Were they made in a day or something? Clearly someone must have funded their construction. I wonder who.
And the Japanese had nearly nothing but pure success on land? really? several hundred km into the country and they're still going strong?
come on. Pull the other one it's got bells on it.
So glad you covered this Kings and Generals! I'm English but I actually know about this guy. My grandfather was an officer in the British Royal Navy, and though Yi may not be taught in general history classes, he is certainly taught in naval academies. My grandfather rather amusingly used to say that "Horatio Nelson was the greatest naval commander of all time, second only to Yi Sun-sin". Hahaha.
Lol
Yi was clesrly better than Nelson
Just like the Japanese lure the Korean on land, the Korean use the same tactic on sea.
넬슨은 국가의 지원이 충분했지만, 이순신은 아무런 지원도 없이 오히려 국가에게 배척을 당하고 있었음에도 위대한 역사를 썼죠
You are not a British. Korean fakes anything.
Hideyoshi: No one can stop me now!
Yi Sun Shin: I'm about to do what's called a pro-gamer move.
Yi Sun Shin: im about to end this man’s whole career
@@Ray-tf2ps I was so tempted to say that, tbh.
Sounds like something a Korean would say.
I believe it's Hideyoshi's generals and their arrogance that causing the defeat
Yi Sun Sin: and I took that personally
This man is the greatest admiral of all time. He ruled the waves despite being alone. Loyal to the end.
This is far more impressive when knowing that his own people wanted to see him dead for his glorious victorys
@GoodGirlKate well the Japanese must have thought that yi "ruled the waves" for real, but that's a spoiler for the last battle of him ^^
Having much better ships in terms of cannons against mostly boarding-only ships of the japanese gave him a huge advantage, not one other great admirals enjoyed.
@@leeboy26 maybe but that still doesn't explain the 13 to 133 warships+200 transport outnumbered victory in a very close quarter fight situation in the battle of Myeongnyang
yet his replacement during the war lost almost the entire fleet fighting the same boarding-only Japanese.
"the angry citizens burned the royal residences"
hey, i've seen this one before!
“Let them eat kimchi!”
France
That also happened because the korean government was very corrupt ...
What do you mean its BRAND new, lol.
@@kuleropa5437 on brand for an angry populace at least
As a Korean and huge fan of Military History, I want to point out that Japanese Navy were maybe less “modern” than Korean Navy as they rarely used cannons for naval warfare, but they were not “inferior” than Korean Navy.
Although cannons were major factor for victory of Yi and Korean Navy, sinking ships with premodern cannons wasn’t easy until 19th century. Because premodern cannons were inaccurate and had insufficient damage to sink ships easily.
So this is why Japanese rarely used cannons in naval warfare. Yes, they were pirates(Wako). It means that individuals in Japanese Navy had significant sailing and combat experience especially for melee. They were excellent marines, sailors and swordsmen and even some swordmasters were Wako pirates.(for example, Aisu Iko, teacher of Kamiizumi Nobutsuna)
On the other hand, as Korean government had tiny interest for sailing and international trading, soldiers in Korean Navy were militias except for officers.
For this reason, when Japanese successfully initiated melee, they literally slaughtered Korean Navy. For example, when Korean navy were lead by Won Kyun, a Korean warship with 140 sailors was boarded by 20 Japanese. And the Japanese killed all those sailors.
Yes, Korean ships were bigger than those of Japanese, but Japanese ships were much faster than Korean ships, which means depending on tide and wind it was difficult for Korean Navy to avoid melee. This explains why fearsome Korean navy built by Yi, destroyed by Japanese under Won Kyun’s command. Although Won Kyun was real dumbass :(
And even most Korean officers were not professional naval officers. For example, both Yi Soon Shin and Won Kyun, spent most of their career in the Northern border, skirmishing with Jurchen cavalries. According to diary of Yi, as he became admiral, he just studied with ancient naval tactics book(a gift of his friend, Prime minister Ryu :D) and trained Korean navies just for two years.
On the other hand most Japanese naval commanders spent most of their life on the sea as pirates. They were masters of seas in whole East Asia and “dream team” of Sengoku age Japanese navy. Old foes and rivals united under banner of Hideyoshi. And able commanders lead their battle hardened armada. For example, Kuki Yoshitaka victim of Yi in Battle of Angolpo in this video, deployed “ironclad, cannon armed” armada since 1578 and dominated Sengoku age Japanese sea.
(Battle of Kizugawaguchi, check Shogun 2 for this battle!) But as you already know all the Japanese naval commanders became victims of Admiral Yi.
I hope my long, boring and bad English trivia was interesting for guys who are interested in our badass and honorable Admiral Yi. Have a nice day :D
Thank you for your unbiased input
You’re welcome. :D
I bery tanka yuuuu
yuo of welcome :D
The japanese was not fool, it is just Yi is genius. He is literally God of War of Korea
"____ wouldn't wait for his allies so he could gain the glory of victory for just himself." 90% of the time throughout the history of warfare that means utter annihilation.
Mark Uhler battle of little big horn intensifies
George Patton would beg to differ
@@garabic8688 Military planning was of alot higher quality at that point and communication and intelligence gathering was vastly improved
Many times actually it meant glory and victory, its only the loses we hear about now an days because the victories are just that victories so not annihilation.
@@garabic8688 When you fight an exhausted enemy at war with pretty much every single major power you can afford certain luxuries.
They made a movie about Yi Sun-sin. Called The Admiral: Roaring Currents and it's definitely worth watching.
I've watched that before it's really good
@GoodGirlKate It's a korean movie, of course it's in korean
GoodGirlKate subtitles exist.
Still hoping for a sequel
@GoodGirlKate you can like download English subtitles for foreign movies, bruh
I really like how Yi let some Japanese ships survive at Angolp'o. Not only shows that he understands the Japanese but also does care about the people. Just such an amazing admiral.
He did the same thing during the Battle of Busan.
Sun Tzu said 'When you surround an army, leave an outlet free. Do not press a desperate foe too hard'.
@@astorlefflinker8417 Yep.. because they'll fight like a cornered animal.
@@astorlefflinker8417 it's incredible what he achieved especially considering yi actually failed his officer test first time round
To the people who claim that admiral Yi is overrated because he "fought cannonless ships with cannons", I must say that it's a bigoted opinion. While the relatively advanced naval cannons and superior shipbuilding gave the Joseon navy tactical advantages, Joseon ships were far from invincible. This was the 16th century, and cannons were nowhere near as accurate or powerful as modern artillery. They were inaccurate, especially on ships as they tended to constantly move and yaw. They also could not sink ships with one hit. Also throughout the war the Japanese navy almost always had numerical superiority, thanks to Won Gyun scuttling most of his vessels. All this meant that Joseon ships, without careful positioning and maneuvering, could easily be surrounded by Japanese ships, from which Japanese soldiers could fire arquebuses and launch boarding attacks. You can see in the battle of Chilcheonryang that without proper tactical choices on Joseon's part the Japanese navy was very capable of defeating Joseon ships. That's how Yi Eok Ki and Kim Wan's ships were burnt. The reason Yi Sun Shin is great is because of how he utilized the cannons and how he always maximized his tactical advantages and minimized his enemy's advantages. Always using scouts to locate enemy ships, fully utilizing superior cannons and ranged weapons and all related tactics to damage the enemy before they could close in to wreak havoc, building turtle ships to prevent boarding so that his sailors would not be destroyed by the more experienced Japanese soldiers, etc. All of this while he drilled his own soldiers, built his own ships, gathered his own supplies and food because the government could not provide support. And this was from a guy who had no previous experience as a naval commander, who lived in a country which had been enjoying 200 years of peace. There is a reason why admiral Yi is legendary, and no, it's not because he could "shoot some cannons".
True. Well written.
Well said
There's also the fact that, as one of the response in another comment pointed out: Age of Piracy began in Europe and New World after this war and lasted until the Napoleonic era. You'd think that these European Galleons have cannons and ships 50 - 100 years more advanced than what Korean had in Imjin war would've mean pirates couldn't board the any ships at all as they'd be shot to bits before they could get close, and them pirates couldn't fire back that much or those shiny treasures would just get wrecked which defeat the purpose of boarding. Right? Right?
Well, it wouldn't be Age of Piracy if the pirates couldn't seize these ships, and I rest my case here.
@@machaiping Good point!
@@machaiping very well pointed out. Couldn't have said it better
Admiral Yi is one of my personal heros. Loyal to his people to the very end. He was truly an honorable person. He inspires me to be better. I hope I can visit Korea one day so that I may pay my respects to him.
Me too, respect him the most
Me too. A Hero of heroes.
Maybe god in Korea.
@@jonctmaga1486 he is maybe the single most famous korean in korea🤞
I am a Korean who really love and respect Yi. He is very pure minded and care all ordinary people with all his heart. He fought only to protect all poor people. Also he was extremly intelligent about battle strateigies and weapon development as well. He left amazing amount of written documents about the Imjin war during the war. He describesd all details about soldiers. Weapon, status, progress and so on under the huge pressure of the King Sunjo.
Would you guys say the current Ukraine president can be compared to him, at least in terms of selflessness? UN/EU offered him options to flee the country and he replied back saying he needed AMMO and equipment, not a ride home
Man that last battle tactics that he used looks the same as the archers cavalry that keep rotating formation so it makes non stop volley of fire very very talented commanders
He was actually army commander at the frontier against the nomad so it may be the inspiration
Yi used to be an army commander at the northern frontier, where he fought against the nomadic Jurchens. In order to counter the horse acrhery tactic used by the Jurchens, Korean army was heavily focused on horse archers and used same tactics.
I think this is when Yi learned this horses archery tactics. So he applied the same tactic to his armada.
Yeah he is so talented, he even thinking of using the same tactic as the horse archers with ships and cannon its a deadly combo
Not to mention the fake retreats, a steppe archer classic
Cantabrian circle
The Marshall Lord of Loyalty. The man never lost a single ship under his command. Never lost a single battle that he fought.
Despite being undermined, abused, and demoted several times due to unwillingness to kiss ass and play the political favor game with the Confucian Court, he remained loyal, ever stalwart in his defense and service to his country. He was a true Patriot and Servant of his country, a true hero.
guy with cannons beats guys without cannons, shocker
@@jnes624 Haha, yeah. Japanese brought katanas to a cannon fight. You would think they would have learned their lesson after the 3rd battle. Especially after the Battle of Hansando which was a proper naval battle. The first few being against mostly transport ships.
@cjonesabc the Japanese were more than capable of fighting the Korean fleet. When Yi was sacked for stupid reasons the new admiral proceeded to destroy The Korean fleet in an utter idiotic move. Yi knew his advantages and used them well. Only a good Admiral could do that
@@jnes624 I wanna say you're wrong but I dont wanna ruin the surprise later.
*Japanese Navy see Admiral Yi*
Japanese Admiral: Why do I hear boss music?
Admiral Yi: "You don't. Boss music would suggest the lie that you ever had the chance to prevail."
You mean coffin dance music?
"One winged angel" Plays..
Admiral yi sun sin is literally the definition of the phrase “Ima bout to end this mans whole career”
"It may be valid to compare me to Englands Horatio Nelson, but not to Koreas Yi Sun-sin, for he has no equal."
-Japanese Admiral Togo Heihachiro after being compared to both of these Admirals for his Victory over the Russian Baltic Fleet in the Battle of the Tsushima Strait, 1905.
Togo´s potrait was in Finnish beer "Admiral". For some reason it was very popular with Japanese, who bought it loads to take home.
Togo said he was convinced he was the reincarnation of Horacio Nelson too
‘’ I don’t remember saying that “ Heihachiro Togo
“ I didn’t say anything “ also Togo
Somehow I doubt a japanese admiral would praise a korean one
Japanese soldier in Korea: My Lord, our entire fleet has been destroyed! SHAMEFUL DISPLAY!!
Our fleets are fleeing from the sea! SHAMEFUR DISPRAY!
DISHONOURABRE DISPRAY
Imagine Shogun2 in Korea
@@117steveng Seriously, why wasn't there a proper Korean invasion DLC?
Chersonesus Aureali it would have been glorious of a DLC and would have made us korean players proud, but the japanese would never have made such a DLC in their game
as a Korean myself I'm actually very impressed with overall quality and detail you guys covered. Good job!
FYI to everyone, Admiral Yi is now proudly standing as a statue, at the very center of Seoul surrounded by national gov't buildings and Palace to the back :)
Kato kiyomasha is the Yi equivalent on land but his luck ran out due to stalemate or else no one stands a chance on ground against kato
@@killermachine6454 Search up general Kwon Yul and Kim Si Min
I saw that statue when I traveled to Seoul. It's in front of Gyeongbokgung palace. Standing proudly. Like guarding the palace. So good.
All I care about is that South Korea sent a middle finger to China and didn't enforce lockdowns into their own people. South Korean politicians seem to still have the same bravery by their fighting ancestors
Honestly, Yi is the very definition of a patriot. A man who doesn't fight for personal gain or personal glory, he fights only for the well being of his country and its people. In addition to being a cunning tactician and ruthless in battle, I really gotta admire the fact that he foregoed complete victory at Angolp'o in order to spare the Korean people the wrath of the defeated Japanese. If that isn't true patriotism, I don't know what is.
He's my favorite Admiral in all of History. He is cunning genius, and tactically brilliant. Great video. Keep it up
Don't forget that he even knew that the Japanese would cast their revenge on his civilians and let them run off. Dude knew thy enemy.
@Muhammad Alghiffary Cao Cao is one of my favorite generals
And likely made up. I'm sorry but we can't rely on the records of these accounts. This is largely a mythological story of one man's triumph over weak beaurocrats holding him back at home. Tale as old as time.
He just happens to find some turtle ships ready for him at this harbour? Were they made in a day or something? Clearly someone must have funded their construction. I wonder who.
And the Japanese had nearly nothing but pure success on land? really? several hundred km into the country and they're still going strong?
come on. Pull the other one it's got bells on it.
@@Madhattersinjeans Well of course you can't cover all the details of a war in 20 minutes. Go read Admiral Yi's first-hand account of the war through his war diary. It gives a lot of inside information. Also, you're right about Admiral Yi having 'someone' helping him. The Prime Minister of Korea at the time just so happened to be a strong believer in Yi. The part about Japan having nothing but pure success on land is exaggerated but not by much. Hordes of historians in Korea have been studying Admiral Yi for centuries and his story hasn't been disproven yet.
@@Madhattersinjeans Are you stupid? Yi came up with the idea of the turtle ship and made them himself by gathering resources by himself because the government couldn't help him.
A comment above me explains why he's arguably the greatest Admiral of all time.
"To the people who claim that admiral Yi is overrated because he "fought cannonless ships with cannons", I must say that it's a bigoted opinion. While the relatively advanced naval cannons and superior shipbuilding gave the Joseon navy tactical advantages, Joseon ships were far from invincible. This was the 16th century, and cannons were nowhere near as accurate or powerful as modern artillery. They were inaccurate, especially on ships as they tended to constantly move and yaw. They also could not sink ships with one hit. Also throughout the war the Japanese navy almost always had numerical superiority, thanks to Won Gyun scuttling most of his vessels. All this meant that Joseon ships, without careful positioning and maneuvering, could easily be surrounded by Japanese ships, from which Japanese soldiers could fire arquebuses and launch boarding attacks. You can see in the battle of Chilcheonryang that without proper tactical choices on Joseon's part the Japanese navy was very capable of defeating Joseon ships. That's how Yi Eok Ki and Kim Wan's ships were burnt. The reason Yi Sun Shin is great is because of how he utilized the cannons and how he always maximized his tactical advantages and minimized his enemy's advantages. Always using scouts to locate enemy ships, fully utilizing superior cannons and ranged weapons and all related tactics to damage the enemy before they could close in to wreak havoc, building turtle ships to prevent boarding so that his sailors would not be destroyed by the more experienced Japanese soldiers, etc. All of this while he drilled his own soldiers, built his own ships, gathered his own supplies and food because the government could not provide support. And this was from a guy who had no previous experience as a naval commander, who lived in a country which had been enjoying 200 years of peace. There is a reason why admiral Yi is legendary, and no, it's not because he could "shoot some cannons"."
There's a reason why Imperial Japan always taught about Yi Sun Shin. Because he was clearly not a "myth."
*Nelson* :"Greatest admiral ever."
*Togo* :"He has no equal."
*Ackbar* :"It´s a trap!"
Edit: Famous admirals commenting on Yi. (Soz, forgot to put that)
Katō Kiyomasa at 2:46 'Almost there...'
I think the only reason Nelson is considered one of the greatest was probably because his victory at Trafalgar secured his nation a 100 years of complete dominance over the world. Imo the only admiral who can compete with Yi is probably Themistocles. Both were in a similar situation and in the end won the day. The thing that gives Yi the edge was the fact that he had many jealous rivals while the thing that gives Themistocles the edge was the fact that he beat the *greatest* empire of his time. Nonetheless both were great admirals. But Themistocles takes my vote for greatest admiral.
PS: We *need* an Imjin war DLC for Shogun 2.
@@ICCraider That would be awesome as hell
12:29 Wants to know Japanese Fleet
@@ICCraider Are you Korean? Cuz if you are, then you are deluded; if you are not, then you lack basic knowledge in world history. Yi was probably the greatest KOREAN admiral and ONE OF the greatest admirals in East Asian history, but he was no way near being one of the WORLD'S greatest admirals. Even during the Battle of Noryang, in which Yi died, that Koreans brag so much about, the Ming navy still constituted about half of the Ming-Joseon allied navy and cast similar amounts of damage on the Japanese as the Koreans did. Have you ever heard of the Ming admirals Chen Lin and Deng Zilong who fought beside Yi? Guess not.
You see, the naval battles during the Imjin War were only supplementary to the land battles, which were mostly fought between the Ming and Japanese armies. Do you even know that the major goal of the Korean navy to cut off the Japanese supply line Nagoya-Tsushima-Busan was NEVER achieved? The ONLY contribution that Yi and his navy had to the war was preventing the Japanese from transporting their troops to northern Korea via maritime transport, and that actually didn't matter much to the war effort as a whole because the Ming army basically single-handedly repelled the Japanese from northern Korea during the first phase of the Imjin War. You ever heard of anything about this? Guess not.
The Koreans like to invent history to make up to their pride while understating the help they got from others. The naval battles during the Imjin War were really insignificant compared to, say, the Battle of Lepanto between Spain and the Ottoman Empire which happened around the same era, let alone the naval battles fought among the great powers of Europe, such as England, the Netherlands, France, Spain, Sweden, and Russia later in history.
[丹忠許國, 忘身死義, 雖古之良將, 無以加也。] Yi Sun-sin deserved every piece of the comment above, but nothing more.
Truly one of the greatest admiral who ever lived, underrated and betrayed by the nation he defended to his last breath. This is such a homage for a great and humble man, thank you K&G ❤
3:32 Unfortunately, the general of this story is executed after victory in the Battle of Yangju.
As his unit had not been reported, the king of Joseon thought he had deserted.
So the king ordered him to be executed.
Later, upon being informed of his victory, the king canceled the death penalty order, but it was after the executioner had already brought his head.
What’s with Korea and court intrigues? Jesus....
@@Incubator859 Similar stuff happened in China. A lot. Also in Persia. Remember Surena?
@@Incubator859 The Joseon dynasty started from a traitorous general (in a nutshell: King gives Joseon general a large army to fight in a war, and Joseon general says "nah," does a U-turn and take over Seoul and start a new kingdom for himself).
So the traitorous-general-turned-new-king becomes so paranoid that another powerful general could take over so for centuries the royal court is SUPER EXTREME paranoid of any successful generals with too much power. So a lot of generals that got a little too successful died for being popular (the King using shitty evidence of course).
No wonder the Japanese was able to invade them easily.
@goff0103 Nah He would have fight till death
Happy to see Korean history in this channel as it’s often overlooked in the world history
Kings and generals , broadening the horizon as always !!
A lot of Asian history is often overlooked in world history compared to Japan, and in this modern world that even includes the Chinese Dynasties. Korean kingdoms like Goguryeo and Joseon, and Chinese Dynasties like Han, Tang, Song, Ming was far, far more important in world history than Japan, who was a backwater for most of it's history.
@@RedgraveGilver agreed
It's because Korean history is insignificant compared to the rest of the world. That's why the Korean War is called "the forgotten war"
@@RedgraveGilver Nobody will say that Han and Tang is less famous than Japan.
Wow, so Yi was a better Korean Nelson and he also survived being shot.
It’s also amazing how the japanese fell for the tactic they used on land multiple times at sea.
Yeah he totally did.... survive
This statement thus begs the question, who is the better Korean Cochrane?
Spoilers
He still died from a stray bullet at the end of the war. RIP.
that bit arguable but Yes
The story of Yi Sun Shin never gets old. One of my favourite historical badasses.
Using Japan’s obsession with honor against them, brilliant
To an extent, we did the same thing in Guadalcanal. We set up camp on the island and let them come to us in their bonzai charges in the middle of the night.
priactuall
Isn’t that like sun tzu’s number one rule? Like know your enemy or something
Their greatest strength is also their greatest weakness
The Japanese made the mistake of using heavy ships against galleys led by a 3 star admiral in inland waters.
Classic rookie move.
I remember Yi is a 6/6/6 admiral in EU4, not just a 3-star admiral, but one of the best admirals in the whole game.
My favorite Admiral of all time. Never clicked so fast. The last time I was this early, Japan hadn’t yet lost a ship.
Sometimes I like to believe there's an afterlife. I can just imagine Horatio Nelson and Yi Sun-sin's spirits as fast friends, matching wits, trying to outdo each other in strategy games. History's greatest admirals, those two.
Is there a Kdrama about this? This dude has become my favourite war hero. Of all captains and kings and admirals I have heard of, this man managed to keep all his men alive. And had the humanity of thinking about the common folk. I mean...wow. Just wow. Salute!!!!
this is so exciting
Thanks :-)
@@KingsandGeneralshey bro! Cancel the sea of japan. Just called East sea.
@@KingsandGenerals Fucking great content man keep it up
@@adsm8879 I noticed that too. This video was made before the international society recognized the need to give the sea a neutral name not a Japan-biased one. Now the sea is officially numerate not called the East sea nor the Sea of Japan, but S-130.
Good lord, who would imagine that you could execute a cavalry tactic like the Cantabrian circle with massive wooden ships!!!! Unbelievable level of ingenuity.
I wanna imagine he pulled off the unpracticed maneuver the same way you start a Conga line at a wedding
Koreans: Lets faint a reatreat - 100 Japanese down
Japanese: Nice idea - 10000 Koreans down
Admiral Yi: Hold my beer! xDDDDD
Hold my Makkoli
How many feigned retreats do you want?
Japanese and Koreans: yes
Tends to be a go to tactic for veteran commanders for easy gains against rookies.
the Mongols: every goddam time
@@io543 in history, there seems to be a lot of those, so it works I guess :p
Thanks for making this. I've watched many Korean variety shows over the last several years, and there are quite a bit of historical references made. Thanks for this learning tool.
Finally!! Waited a long time for this. Thank you so much!!!!
Immortal in Korea's history
Been sooooo looking forward to this channel covering this since I read a book about the Imjin War! Excited that is now is!
Leaving a few enemy ships intact so that the enemy could flee without wreaking havoc on the local civilians if their means to escape were all destroyed. Pro gamer move.
Japan: What?! You can’t just defeat my large navy and winning army with Turtle Ships!
Korea: Haha. Turtle Ships and Yi Sun-shin go boom boom.
Or just Early Ironclad Ship in nutshell
300 ships vs 13 who wins
Idiots think size matters
In the mind of yi sun sin
My balls are bigger then their fleet
Cyberian Wolf size does matter. Size of individual ship that is.
@@masayukitachibana2756 Don't forget the size of the bottleneck used.
Cyberian Wolf except that 13 ships have cannon while the 300 don’t
Now this was an amazing epic. I enjoyed it all from start to finish. This channel is great. I just hope it's not two months before we see the next video. My compliments to all those who made this video a reality.
Yi Sun-shin took full advantage of his outstanding military capabilities to successfully defend Japan's Hideyoshi Toyotomi's offensive, continued to win, completely overturned the battlefield tilted by defeat, and saved Joseon from the crisis of Joseon.
There are numerous masters in world history, but there is no naval admiral except Yi Sun-shin who has won all battles (24 wins) and has not lost a single ship, let alone a single loss.
Even if you look around world history evenly, including track and field, there are few masters with one of these myths. Yi Sun-shin is not the only one with this "myth of battlefield," but all of those who achieved this myth were fully prepared conquerors, so they were definitely different from the Joseon army, which was in a position to defend without even being prepared properly. Crucially, they had full support from the government, but at that time, Yi Sun-shin had to be self-sufficient due to a lack of supplies, let alone support, and was severely checked by his ancestors and found all kinds of faults by the royal ministers.
Yi Sun-shin is highly praised by modern Koreans for his ability as well as his character, as he fought until the end without complaining, despite his unfair treatment as a white king without being recognized by the royal court.
"The longevity I admire the most is Yi Sun-shin. Admiral Nelson of England has a high reputation, but he cannot match his personality and genius." -Tetutaro Sato
Satō Tetsutarō the Meiji Japan Navy's renowned thinker and Tōgō Heihachirō pedestal in 'a war hero' Japan's victorious from war and Japan for up to help. He commented as above on Admiral Yi Sun-shin in his books such as The Theory of Imperial Defense (1908) and Yi Sun-shin (1927), who compiled his theories.
Sato praised Admiral Yi Sun-sin as the "first person in the East-West Hangover" beyond British Admiral Nelson, who defeated Napoleon's French-Espanyan combined fleet and died, becoming the myth of European naval history.
"The longevity of the sea that I admire for my entire life is Yi Sun-sin of Joseon. Nelson, a world-renowned master, is no match for Admiral Yi Sun-shin in character and creative genius."
If someone in the future holds a brush for Yi Sun-shin, it should be recorded that Joseon's fate was able to recover thanks to Yi Sun-shin."
Who were the people who respected Admiral Yi Sun-shin like a god? It may sound unexpected, but it was a Japanese scholar and official during the Meiji period. It is amazing that the praise for him came first from the tip of the Japanese brush.
Sekikosei's "Chosun Yi Sun-sin" was written by Japan's need to strengthen its naval power. Imjin War, the failure of the feebleness of naval power in Japan severely criticising the failure of the Japanese navy searching for.
Toyotomi Hideyoshi is a Hogul whose Ungji covers the world and touches the sky. Nevertheless, it is because of the naval forces that they lie underground in a crippled body. The figure that the naval forces lost was none other than because of Yi Sun-sin of Joseon. Yi Sun-shin was indeed dignified and a character of strong righteousness."
When Sekikosei wrote this article, it was when Japan was peeping into the continent while taking imperialist national policy. The object they felt most threatened was Russia. Japanese naval capabilities in this situation should stress the need for the book was written. A dismal defeat, the highly critical, the Yi Sun-sin is the failure of the Japanese navy during the Imjin War as hero and save the country against entire Japanese naval forces alone.
Ogasawara said in a lecture on the history of maritime power of the Japanese Empire written in 1902, "Lee Soon-shin is bold and lively and has a precise and meticulous mathematical brain."
He succeeded by improving all sectors, including the construction of the front, changes in the truth, and military strategies and tactics, to his will. In addition, he won every time by implementing various outstanding measures such as using the topography in Geoje Island and applying birds in Jindo Island. The well-being of Joseon was due to the power of this person."
This book greatly influenced naval officers and played an important role in establishing the image of Yi Sun-sin. Another book published in 1898 by Ogasawara, The Theory of Imperial Navy History, also contains the content of Yi Sun-shin, which contributes to the public in Japan to promote Yi Sun-shin.
I have been waiting for the continuation of this war. Thank you .
More Yi Sun-Sin please, this character sounds so fascinating!
AK Rex
Yi sun sin won some battles with cargo ships but failed to take back Busan that was protected by battle ships.
He failed to kill Kato kiyomasa, failed to protect the country, and died for nothing when hideyoshi’s troop withdrew.
just watched The Admiral Roaringt Currents. cant wait what you do upcoming vids, keep up the good work
Been waiting for this video. Thanks for providing!
Finally. Been waiting for another of your videos about this war
Mongols: Our feigned retreat tactics are flawless!
Admiral Yi: Write that down! Write that down!
And not only that. He used Cantabrian Circle in last battle.
HHahha
Admiral Yi Sunshin is a true legend! Korean people still love him today.
Thank you for the post where I am able to learn and understand, absolutely great!!!
Well done documentary. Can’t wait for the third installment! Bravo!
Yi and his men developed a rangefinding system using essentially trigonometry. They could scale the height of a distant landmark using a stick and then find the corresponding distance to a target raft in the water. They were able to calculate the angle required to hit floating targets over 500m away!
That circular naval formation of succeeding cannon fire was amazing and brilliant.
I cant believe how much I enjoy this channel
Waited for this with anticipation, wasn't disappointed, what a badass admiral, definitely one of the best of all time 😍😍😍
Lol a feigned retreat at sea
60% of the time, it works every time
Mongol approved
Ur name tho 😂😂😂
My boy do you have a dovahatty profile picture?
Oscar De La Fuente yup
Sometimes, the simplest things are just away of our grasp; it's when we realize them that we may achieve great things. That rounding display of naval fire sounds so obvious, and yet caught me in total admiration. Finest hours of this terrible art...
Marvellous video with remarkable details.Thank you for this amazing history lesson ^_^
I eagerly await your next installment of the continuation of this series! :D
Excellent 👍 Thanks guys ⭐
Kings and Generals, considering your widespread international audience, I would recommend that you acknowledge that the body of water situated between the Korea and Japan is also known as the East Sea (2:04)
This seems like more of a political thing than an actual map correction.
"SEA OF JAPAN"
日本が無かったら太平洋なんだけど韓国は馬鹿なのかな？
It's internationally known as the Sea of Japan. The issue with calling it the "East Sea" is that there are plenty of countries that call seas east of them the "East Sea." For instance, the East China Sea's name in Chinese is literally 东海 (East Sea), and the Baltic Sea's name in Swedish is Östersjön (East Sea).
@@soeppoes8949 Now it is called S-130 by the IHO.
Finally, the sequel to the last Imjin war video. Waited such a long time for this.
Thanks for the great videos from a Korean! It's great to see videos on the Imjin War.
Yi called Japanese navy as "Pirates" because they were literally pirates. Japan at the time had little to no navy experience, so whatever sailors they had were ex pirates.
Wokou pirates
ironic as the country itself is a giant island in the middle of 3 seas.
@@Bazerald777 Yes, that is very ironic. I think it has to do with the fact that they were at war with each other for centuries, before Hideyoshi united all of Japan who is also the one who wanted to attack Asia. The land battles on Japan was what they invested most in. And also technology like ship building must've been very highly secret and not easily shared. Korea was at peace for so long at this point they had nothing to do but invest in ship building. Since their land forces were basically trash. Opposite of what was going on in Japan.
No wonder the Chinese called them "little dwarf pirates"
The Japanese did have ships, but they were made with light wood and untreated iron nails which made them brittle. But they fit dozens of soldiers into a tiny ship and fired handguns at the enemy
4:42 its not Sea of Japan.....
Its East Sea. At least put the two together to satisfy neutrality. It wasnt named Sea of Japan until Japan took over Korea in 1910
@@soeppoes8949 And that's due to ignorance. Informing people of the facts isn't "whining" .. unless you're interested in keeping people ignorant in order to continue perpetrating misinformation.
So stop whining.
@@soeppoes8949 Calling out historically inaccurate info on a history channel is 'whining'. Got it.
@@Fizzing-Amperage Actually no, most maps from prior to the early 1900's that label the sea as "Sea of Korea" or "East Sea". None label it as "Sea of Japan" prior to that point.
Just because a lie has been widely spread doesn't mean that it should stand. I have to wonder why you're so invested in keeping a lie going.
I seriously don't get why you people has to make such a big deal out of the name of a sea. It's not like the name affects the ownership or something.
@@Tirocoa it's simply correcting something that's wrong.
If you think it's so "meaningless" as you suggest then I wonder why "you people" are making such a "big deal" about not changing it. It's not like it "affects the ownership or something".
Fascinating history of a great admiral I never knew about! Can’t wait for part 2!
I really love story of admiral Yi. Thanks for awesome video like this
-"So, umm, we know we've been treating you like a traitor and torturing you and whatnot but our land forces are really not up to snuff compared to the Japanese, so would you mind, I don't know, stop their entire invasion? By yourself, maybe?"
-"No biggie."
18:57 the first ever gatling gun ships.
Need more of this as quickly as possible please :)
Yes Admiral Yi extra credit history taught me about him one of my favorite episodes
18:55
That formation kinda remind me the shooting of a revolver or that Mongols tactic of their horses running around in circle of while shooting their arrow wonder If Yi learn it from the Mongols.
Cantabrian circle
@Sammyjo And Yi himself had extensive experience fighting them prior to his sea campaigns.
Last time I was this early, Korean peninsula was unified.
anxiously waiting for the next episode!
Yes ! Thanks for part two
I don't think I know any guy as noble and perseverant as Yi, The guy get tortured, was demoted so much time it wasn't fun anymore, get almost killed by his countrymen, and yet even in the worst state of the war, he managed to gather what little ressource he could, and strike back the japanese so hard, they'll fear him for a long time. The greatest admiral Japan ever known, admiral Togo said this about Yi : "It may be proper to compare me with Nelson, but not with Korea’s Yi Sun-sin, for he has no equal." When the greatest admiral of your worst ennemy recognize your valor, there is no much left to be recognized
18:28 Actually that's the reverse crane wing, the crane wing formation has the wings advanced when compared to the front, like an V.
THANK YOU FOR BRINGING LIGHT TO SOME OF HISTORIES MOST FASCINATING PEOPLE
Your videos have such great quality
I heard they fought the Japanese with zombies.
ahhaha.. The Kingdom?😂😂
Don't forget that's the parallel universe!
I know you're joking. 😉
The Kingdom was a real good documentary as well. Almost as good as this channel.
Nah nah, that's a myth
We fought them with monsters like Ogres with clubs and nine-tailed foxes
thought you meant the Korean Zombie Chan-Sung Jung (UFC) lol was about to say yea he and Stungun, Superboy, and Sexiyama all fucked them up
" Turtle Ship ", the modern destroyer class ship at the time. 💪
Wow. This guy was an amazing tactition! Thanks!
The music for Yi's attacks just really enhances the whole story of his victories.
K&G really times the music well in this one
Japan: Invades Korea
Yi: here's my turtleship
*sounds of waves and the turtleship breezing through*
Japan: oh no supply lines are cut
First cmmentor after official release
I remember Yi as one of the best naval commanders of history,really sad how he struggled his first days of military his new design of the turtle ship is really great.. !
Wow, I never knew Officially Devin does the narrations of these videos for two years. Good job with the narrations, also I watched your roleplay videos, like Honorable Gentlemen and Wings of Eden videos year ago.
if you study about Yi Sun Sin , you learn what a legendary man he was..... Thanks K & G for this video , i expect that
The turtle ship also fielded 3-4 different cannons, which included the famous dragon head mast being able to shoot cannon and also spew fire. The deck had spikes to deter boarding and was coated to be incendiary proof and protection against arquebus fire. Also during the war his fellow officer Won gyun was spreading malicious rumors because of jealously, the king being threatened by his popularity because he literally saved the entire country from being consumed, had to juggle politics and refused orders blatantly to foolish ones, was imprisoned for being “lazy” for not winning more battles after hansan when the shogun of the Japan ordered a nation wide ban on naval battles against yi after it, lost his dear mother (he was very close to his mother. He lost his two older brothers and his father at an early age so she’s all he had. His mother was recorded in his famous diary about 133 times dedicated to him) who alarmed by the news of him being imprisoned and with her elderly age of 80, (mind you it’s the 16th century, average life span of Koreans were about 35 during that time) died on her way to the capital from an accident, since he was under martial punishment the king forbade him to give her a funeral, and because of his service to his country frustrated Japanese troops targeted his family and killed his son, all while he devotedly served. Perhaps that’s why he is called “immortal” or “indomitable” in our history. After this battle he was again imprisoned and sentenced to serve as a private in the mountains in the north against the jurchen tribes. His jealous fellow commander Won Gyun was given the title of chief admiral of the three provinces and managed to lose all but 12 ships of the Korean fleet. After this loss the king reinstated him to his former position and instead told him to abandon the navy and join with the army. His famous quote was “forgive me but I still have 12 ships at my command, if we fight to the end, it’s a winnable war”, and went to construct one additional ship and conscript citizens and peasantry for the loss of the majority of the marines, their captains and their crews in their previous battle commanded by Won Gyun who was ordered to attack the naval base of Busan. With 13 ships he battled 133 three Japanese ships and managed to destroy 31 ships without losing a single one of his ships and won the battle. Because of these battles, the supply lines were cut and the Koreans were able to push the Japanese out of present day Seoul and back towards the southern tip of the peninsula. Truly an example of virtue and duty even at the worst odds and circumstances. Togo Heihachiro who was a Japanese war hero for his victory in the russo Japanese war refused comparison to Yi and said it was feasible for him to be compared to Nelson but never to Yi, and if he was to command the fleet the commanded, he would conqueror the world. Truly a figure who instilled fear into his enemy but earned absolute respect from his opponents as well as those who served under him. Also in the battle of hansan, he sent a detachments of ships to lure the Japanese out as they were trying to ambush him as well. They drew the ships out into the open sea further south and used crane formation where they were waiting for the Japanese to chase to. As the mouth of the bay is shallow the Japanese galleys weren’t designed flat like the Korean panokseon so they were sitting ducks while Yi showered them with cannons. It’d be unwise to have your prized turtle ships be in the middle of the fray in the midst of your own cannon barrage and the trap you yourself set up. But pretty accurate nonetheless. Dude never took bad fights unless he had no more options. In the battle of Hansan he still had a strong navy and turtle ships to lose if he didn’t exploit every advantage the Koreans had and wouldn’t normally engage head on even at the kings command if he didn’t see the merit in it. In his first 6 battles ever, he managed to only have 3 known injured men with no deaths and sunk 103 ships and captured 4. Testament to how much he cared for every single soldier under his command
Who would win: an armada composed of japanese veterans or a guy with spiky boats?
Another awesome video! Hope to see the Ming dynasty's participation in the war in the next video of this series. Events like the Bozhou rebellion can be considered as the special episode of the series if it is possible.
I'd never heard of this man until this series. Thanks for focusing on lesser known stories (at least lesser known in the west)!
No wonder the Seven kingdoms never heard of him. Lannisters would love to recruit him against the Iron islanders.
Hideyoshi: Let’s we attack Joseon!
Admiral Yi: Have you ever heard *MY NAME* ?
Japan in 19th-20th century: JoseON more like JoseOFF
@@phongduong7486 phong duong is the sound my shit makes when it hits the bottom of the toilet:P
@@phongduong7486 We make up 30 percent of your Vietcong economy so be careful :)
This was an amazing video. The soundtracks never disappoint. My mouth fell open at the sight of that rolling bombardment. And the feigned retreat tactic was all throughout this video. All warfare is based on deception.
Make part 3 we love these