Dongnae eupseong fortress

Dongnae eupseong fortress 동래읍성
Dongnae-gu, Busan, South Korea
North Gate of the Dongnae eupseong fortress
Type	Korean castle
Built	Unidentified, rebuilt 1021, 1387 and 1713
Built by	Unidentified
Construction materials	stone, wood, plaster walls (original); concrete, stone, wood, plaster walls (reconstruction)
In use	1592-1945
Demolished	1910 as a result of the order of the demolish to Korea's Fortress by Japanese Government.
Current condition	Reconstructed, serves as historic site
Battles/wars	Siege of Dongnae

Dongnae eupseong
North Gate of the Dongnae eupseong fortress
Korean name
Hangul	동래 읍성
Hanja	東萊邑城
Revised Romanization	Dongnae eupseong
McCune–Reischauer	Tongnae ŭpsŏng

The Dongnae eupseong fortress is located on Dongnae-gu, Busan Metropolitan City, Republic of Korea.

Traditionally In Korea, a wall-fortress was erected in each town to keep it safe from invasions. In this area called Dongnae, there were some borough-states after the Samhan period (the 1st century BC), Geochilsan-guk, Chilsan-guk, Jangsan-guk and Dongno-guk states are told to have been included among these. It is believed that walls had been already built here at that time.

However, the first mention about the Dongnae eupseong that appears in historical records is that the wall was repaired in 1021, the twelfth year of the reign of King Hyeonjong of Goryeo Dynasty.

Since the Japanese began their invasions into Korea on April 14, 1592, this Dongnae eupseong, along with the Busanjin wall-fortress, became the first target by the Japanese. Siege of Dongnae ensued here, in which General Song Sang-hyeon and all the other officials, troops and common people lost their lives.

The wall was repaired and expanded in 1713, extending its circumference to 5,240 meters. It had four gates: Jihuiru (east), Simseongnu (west), Muuru (south), and Eunillu (north). A wing fortress was built upon the south gate and small fortifications were erected on the other three gates too. At present, there are some restored structures inside the wall, including the north gate with a fortification on its top, Dongjangdae and Seojangdae, and Bukjangdae, Insaengmun (Gate), Chiseong wall and a fortified small wall surrounding a gate.