Righteous-army leader in the Imjin War
| Life | 1558 ~ 1592 |
| Era | 조선 |
| Clan | 풍산 류씨 |
Ryu Jong-gae, courtesy name Gyeyu, passed the civil examination in 1585 and served as a jeongja at the Gyoseogwan and a jeonjeok at Seonggyungwan. After his father's death in 1591 he is said to have returned to his home district.
When the Imjin War broke out he is said to have raised several hundred men, fought the Japanese around Taebaeksan and defeated a vanguard in an ambush at Salbuk Pass. He fell in a surprise attack at the Jora waterside in late July 1592, was posthumously made a Vice Minister of Rites and is enshrined at Gyeonghyeon Shrine in Bonghwa.