- Shin Ryu
Infobox Korean name
hangul=신류
hanja=申瀏
rr=Sin Ryu
mr=Sin RyuShin Ryu (
Hangul :신류,Hanja :申瀏) (1619-1680) was a general of theJoseon Dynasty . He was born into ayangban family of thePyeongsan Shin lineage in modern-dayChilgok County ,Gyeongsangbuk-do , near where his shrine now stands inYangmok -myeon. He passed the militarygwageo in 1645, and went on to hold various state positions. In 1654, he was appointed commander ("cheomsa", 僉使) ofHyesan in Joseon's northern border province ofHamgyeongbuk-do .Shin is best remembered today for his role in Joseon's 1658 expedition against Russian forces led by
Onufrij Stepanov in Manchuria. His diary of this expedition, in which roughly 200 Joseon forces fromHamgyeongbuk-do armed with matchlocks joined with a smaller number ofQing forces to repel the Russian expedition, is one of only two records of the battle (북정일기, 北征日記). A modern edition was published in 1980.ee also
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* [http://www.invil.org/english/tourism/themeTour/contents.jsp?con_no=26475&Menu_no=22033&cate=cate2&sub_no=0&page_no=1 Invil profile of Shin's shrine]
* [http://www.chilgok.go.kr/main/main.asp?mcode=05-04-02&URL1=/main/culture/person/person_043.asp 칠곡군: 고장의 인물]
* [http://times.hankooki.com/cgi-bin/hkiprn.cgi?pa=/lpage/opinion/200402/kt2004021817051411390.htm&ur=times.hankooki.com&fo=print_kt.htm Editorial discussing the legacy of the 1658 expedition]
* [http://mtcha.com.ne.kr/korea-term/sosun/term86-nasunjungbul.htm Manchu-Korean expedition against Russian expansion (나선정벌 (羅禪征伐)]
* [http://dicimg.empas.com/art/k03n001801m4.jpgmap of the Manchu-Korean expedition against Russian expansion (나선정벌 (羅禪征伐)]
* [http://culturedic.daum.net/UploadFiles/ThumbNail/cp0208/460/cp0208410821_001_460.jpgmap of the Manchu-Korean expedition against Russian expansion ]
* [http://battle.culturecontent.com/content/battle_tactics/view.asp?bat_idx=464&bat_kind=정복과 Manchu-Korean expedition against Russian expansion (나선정벌 (羅禪征伐)]
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