신립 申砬

A military commander of the mid-Joseon period

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Life1546 ~ 1592
Era조선
Clan평산 신씨

Life & career

Sin Rip (申砬, 1546–1592) was a military commander of the mid-Joseon period. He won fame repelling the Jurchen in the north and was regarded as an outstanding cavalry commander and a master archer of his day.

When the Japanese invasions (Imjin War) broke out, as Supreme Frontier Commander of the Three Provinces (Samdo Sunbyeonsa) he set up a last-stand formation with his back to the river at Tan-geumdae in Chungju and fought the Japanese army, but was defeated and died for his country. He is a representative military commander of the Pyeongsan Sin clan.

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Other 평산 신씨 figures

신숭겸Founding ancestor of the Pyeongsan Sin clan; Goryeo founding merit subject (Duke Jangjeol)신흠A mid-Joseon civil official and master of prose (art name Samchon), Chief State Councillor신돌석Patriot of Independence · Righteous Army · Presidential Medal (Daetongnyeong-jang) (1962)신팔균Patriot of Independence · Manchuria Theater · Independence Medal (Dongnip-jang) (1963)
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