Pak Chin
{{Short description|Korean naval commander (1560–1597)}}
{{About|politician from Joseon era|South Korean foreign minister|Park Jin}}
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Pak Chin ({{Korean|박진|朴晉}}, 25 August 1560 – March 1597), was a Korean Joseon Dynasty Army general and politician. He was a general during the Imjin War.[https://archive.today/20120708081643/http://ad.doopedia.co.kr/comm/board/bl_view.php?tid=travelkorea&division=10040102094405&p=1&idxNo=2495&lskin=list Tomb of Bak Jin] {{in lang|ko}} Pak came from the Miryang Pak clan.
Battle of Gyeongju
During the Imjin War, Pak Chin fought to recapture the city of Gyeongju from the Japanese invaders. His first attack was repelled, but he returned with a mortar and fired a delayed-action bomb over the wall. The Japanese evacuated the city rather than defend it against such mortars. Turnbull, Stephen: Samurai Invasion. Japan's Korean War 1592–98 (London, 2002), Cassell & Co {{ISBN|0-304-35948-3}}
Family
- Grandfather
- Park Ŏn (박언)
- Father - Park In-su (박인수, 朴麟壽)
- Mother - Lady Kim of the Gangneung Kim clan (증 정경부인 강릉 김씨)
- Grandfather - Kim Cha-dal (김자달, 金自達)
- Spouse(s)
- Yun Hyesŏn (윤혜선), Lady Yun of the Papyeong Yun clan (파평 윤씨, 坡平 尹氏)
- Lady Kim of the Andong Kim clan (안동 김씨)
See also
References
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External links
- [http://100.naver.com/100.nhn?docid=70028 Bak Jin] {{in lang|ko}}
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20140223235617/http://people.aks.ac.kr/front/tabCon/ppl/pplView.aks?pplId=PPL_6JOb_A9999_1_0004753 Bak Jin] {{in lang|ko}}
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Category:Military history of Korea
Category:16th-century Korean people
Category:Korean military personnel killed in action