Jinju

Jinju stands on the Nam River in southwestern Gyeongsang, guarding the inland approaches to Jeolla. Its fortress, rebuilt in the late Goryeo period, became the scene of two desperate sieges during the Japanese invasions. In 1592 the magistrate Kim Si-min led a small garrison that repelled the attackers, though he was mortally wounded. The following year the Japanese returned with a larger army, and the defenders under Kim Cheon-il and Choe Gyeong-hoe fought until the fortress fell.