Kim Ung-so

Kim Ung-so
Chosŏn'gŭl	김응서
Hancha	金應瑞
Revised Romanization	Gim Eungseo
McCune–Reischauer	Kim Ŭngsŏ
Courtesy name
Chosŏn'gŭl	성보
Hancha	聖甫
Revised Romanization	Seongbo
McCune–Reischauer	Sŏngbo
Alternative name
Chosŏn'gŭl	김경서
Hancha	金景瑞
Revised Romanization	Gim Gyeongseo
McCune–Reischauer	Kim Kyŏngsŏ

Kim Ung-so (1564–1624) was a senior military officer in the Joseon dynasty. During the Imjin war, he was in charge of soldiers and horses in the Eastern Gyeongsang Province.^[1]

During this war, he was ordered to proceed north with his troops and fight the Jurchens instead of the Japanese.^[1] His army of 15,000 Koreans later joined the Chinese Commander Ma Gui and 24,000 Chinese soldiers in the Second Siege of Ulsan; the combined force failed to take the Japanese Castle.^[2]

The house where he was born in Okto-ri, Ryonggang County, Nampo is considered one of the National Treasures of North Korea

References

1. 민덕기 (December 2009). 임진왜란기 조선의 북방 여진족에 대한 위기의식과 대응책 - ‘南倭北虜’란 측면에서 [The Joseon dynasty’s crisis awareness about and countermeasures to the Jurchen tribes of the north during the Imjin War period (facing against both the Japanese to the south and the Jurchens to the north)]. 한일관계사연구 제 (in Korean and English) (발행기관 : 한일관계사학회) 34. Retrieved July 11, 2014.
2. "Siege of Ulsan - Battles Fought between the Ming-Korea Alliance and Japanese Forces in the Ming Dyansty". cultural-china.com. Shanghai Xinhong Cultural Development Co.Ltd, one member of the Long River Foreign Exchange Foundation. 2007–2014. Retrieved July 11, 2014.