Bae Heung-rip
Bae Heung-rip | |
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Native name | 배흥립 |
Nickname(s) | Baekgi |
Born | November 7, 1546 |
Died | October 17, 1608 Hanyang, Joseon Korea | (aged 61)
Allegiance | Joseon Korea |
Rank | Second junior rank (종2품) |
Battles/wars | Imjin war
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Bae Heung-rip 배흥립 裵興立 | |
Hunminjeongeum | |
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Hanja | |
Revised Romanization | Bae Heungrip |
McCune–Reischauer | Pae Hŭngrip |
Courtesy name | |
Hunminjeongeum | |
Hanja | |
Revised Romanization | Baekgi |
McCune–Reischauer | Paekki |
Posthumous name | |
Hunminjeongeum | |
Hanja | |
Revised Romanization | Hyosuk |
McCune–Reischauer | Hyosuk |
Bae Heung-rip (Korean: 배흥립; Hanja: 裵興立; November 7, 1546 – October 17, 1608) was a Korean military official of the mid-Joseon Period. He was a general under Admiral Yi Sun-sin during the Imjin war.
Life[]
Bae Heung-rip was born on November 7, 1546. He passed the military examination (무과; 武科) in 1572 and became a Herald (선전관; 宣傳官).[1] Later, he has served as a prefect of Gyeolseong and Heungyang.[2] Before the outbreak of the Imjin war, battleships were built by him following Yi Sun-sin's orders to prepare for the war.[1]
When the Japanese Invasion of Korea broke out in 1592, he was appointed as the Assistant Defense Commandant (조방장; 助防將) and also served as a Defense Commander (방어사; 防禦使). Serving as the Front Commandant (전부장; 前部將) in the Admiral Yi’s first campaign and Won Gyun's Rear Commandant (후부장; 後部將) in the Battle of Sacheon, he was promoted to Tongjeong (통정; 通政; Thoroughly Administrative), third senior rank.[3][4] In 1596, He was appointed to the magistrate of Jangheung, but he was dismissed for being criticized for wasting grains with a large number of shameless warriors.[5] In 1597, he was deprived of his position as a Naval Commander of Left Gyeongsang Province (경상좌수사; 慶尙左水使).[6] Later, he was appointed as the ’s Assistant Defense Commandant.[4]
In 1597, when the Japanese second invasion broke out, he participated in the Battle of Chilcheollyang under the command of Won Gyun, the Naval Generalissimo of the Three Provinces (삼도수군통제사; 三道水軍統制使). When Yi Eok-gi and were killed in action, Won Gyun and also fled in the Battle of Chilcheollyang, he rushed to the enemy camp with only one ship he was riding.[7] He rescued the remaining ships and fought to the end to delay the enemy's advance.[2][1] When Yi Sun-sin returned to his position after Won Gyun's defeat, he participated in the Battle of Myeongnyang and Noryang and was promoted to the second junior rank.[4]
In 1600, he served as a Naval Commander of Right Gyeongsang Province. and as a Naval Commander of Left Jeolla Province.[8][9][2] In 1604, he served as a Naval Commander of Chungcheong Province and the Second Minister of Public Works (공조참판; 工曹參判).[10][11] In 1607, he became a magistrate of Yeongheung, but he resigned the following year due to illness and returned to Hanyang. He died of illness at his home in Hanyang on October 17, 1608.[1]
See also[]
References[]
- ^ a b c d (in Korean) Bae Heung-rip at Doosan Encyclopedia
- ^ a b c (in Korean) Bae Heung-rip at Encyclopedia of Korean Culture
- ^ (in Korean and Chinese) Veritable Records of Seonjo 25th August 16
- ^ a b c Park, Jong-pyeong (November 2, 2015). "[박종평의 이순신이야기 해설 난중일기- ⑱]영웅을 만드는 영웅들" [[Park Jong-pyeong's Nanjung ilgi-⑱] Heroes that make heroes]. Sunday Seoul (in Korean). Retrieved June 28, 2020.
- ^ (in Korean and Chinese) Veritable Records of Seonjo 29th March 25
- ^ (in Korean and Chinese) Veritable Records of Seonjo 30th February 7
- ^ (in Korean) Battle of Chilcheollyang at Encyclopedia of Korean Culture
- ^ (in Korean and Chinese) Veritable Records of Seonjo 33rd June 13
- ^ (in Korean and Chinese) Veritable Records of Seonjo 34th May 3
- ^ (in Korean and Chinese) Veritable Records of Seonjo 37th May 7
- ^ Kim, Jun-hyeok (September 2, 2014). "배흥립의 덕행" [Bae Heung-rip's virtue]. MK (in Korean). Retrieved June 28, 2020.
- 1546 births
- 1608 deaths
- Korean admirals
- Korean generals
- Military history of Korea
- 16th-century Korean people
- People of the Japanese invasions of Korea (1592–1598)