Shin Ryu
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| Shin Ryu | |
|---|---|
| Hangul: |
신류
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| Hanja: |
申瀏
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| Revised Romanization: | Sin Ryu |
| McCune-Reischauer: | Sin Ryu |
Shin Ryu (1619-1680) was a general of the Joseon Dynasty. He was born into a yangban family of the Pyeongsan Shin lineage in modern-day Chilgok County, Gyeongsangbuk-do, near where his shrine now stands in Yangmok-myeon. He passed the military gwageo in 1645, and went on to hold various state positions. In 1654, he was appointed commander (cheomsa, 僉使) of Hyesan in Joseon's northern border province of Hamgyeongbuk-do.
Shin is best remembered today for his role in Joseon's 1658 expedition against Russian forces led by Yerofey Khabarov in Manchuria. His diary of this expedition, in which roughly 200 Joseon forces from Hamgyeongbuk-do armed with matchlocks joined with a smaller number of Qing forces to repel the Russian expedition, is one of only two records of the battle. A modern edition was published in 1980.
