Won Gyun

Wŏn Kyun was a military commander during the Imjin War. At the time of the Japanese invasion, he was the Naval Commander of Gyeongsang Right Province and led the navy, defeating the Japanese fleet together with Yi Sun-sin (李舜臣), the Naval Commander of Jeolla Left Province, and Yi Eok-gi (李億祺), the Naval Commander of Jeolla Right Province. He later served as Commander of Chungcheong Province, Naval Commander of Jeolla Left Province, and during the second invasion, replaced Yi Sun-sin as Commander-in-Chief of the Three Provinces Navy. However, he suffered a disastrous defeat and was killed in the Battle of Chilcheollyang.