Seongsansanseong Fortress, Changnyeong

This is a small mountain fortress fronting the Nakdonggang River. It is said to have been built in 562, the twenty-third year of King Jinheung of Silla, to defend the Chogye and Uiryeong areas against Japanese raiders, and it is also said that during the Imjin War (the Japanese invasions of Korea, 1592–1598) the righteous army (uibyeong, a volunteer militia) raised by General Gwak Jae-u defeated Japanese troops here.

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Changnyeong, Gyeongnam

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Cultural Heritage Material · 문화유산자료