Bak Jin

This article is about politician from Joseon era. For South Korean foreign minister, see Park Jin.

In this Korean name, the family name is Park.

Tomb of Park Jin in Baekhak-myeon, Yeoncheon County

Park Jin (Korean: 박진; Hanja: 朴ぼく晉すすむ, 25 August 1560 – March 1597), was a Korean Joseon Dynasty Army general and politician. He was one of the Korean generals of the Imjin War. Park came from the Miryang Park clan.

Battle of Gyeongju

During the Imjin War, Park Jin fought to recapture the city of Gyeongju from the Japanese invaders. His first attack was repelled, but he returned with a mortar and fired a delayed-action bomb over the wall. The Japanese evacuated the city rather than defend it against such mortars.

Family

• Great-Grandfather
  • Park Baek-ryeong (박백령)
• Grandfather
  • Park Eon (박언)
• Father - Park In-su (박인수, 朴ほお麟壽)
• Mother - Lady Kim of the Gangneung Kim clan (증 정경부인 강릉 김씨)
  • Grandfather - Kim Ja-dal (김자달, 金きむ自じ達いたる)
• Spouse(s)
  • Yun Hye-seon (윤혜선), Lady Yun of the Papyeong Yun clan (파평 윤씨, 坡平 尹いん氏し)
  • Lady Kim of the Andong Kim clan (안동 김씨)

See also

• Japanese invasions of Korea
• Yi Sun-sin
• Kwon Yul
• Jeong Bal

External links

• Bak Jin (in Korean)
• Bak Jin (in Korean)