# Hansando > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Hansando > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Hansando.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hansando > Source revision: 1291570579 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|Island in South Gyeonsang Province, South Korea}} {{Infobox island |name=Hansando |image=Korea-Tongyeong-Hansan Island-Overview-01.jpg |coordinates={{coord|34.7818|N|128.485|E|source:kolossus-kowiki|display=inline,title}} |native_name=한산도|native_name_lang=ko|mapframe-zoom=11|country=South Korea|country_admin_divisions_title=Province|country_admin_divisions=[South Gyeongsang Province](/source/South_Gyeongsang_Province)}} '''Hansando''' ({{Korean|hangul=한산도|hanja=閑山島}}), also '''Hansan Island''', is an island in [South Gyeongsang Province](/source/South_Gyeongsang), South Korea. It is across a relatively narrow [strait](/source/strait) from [Chungmu](/source/Chungmu_City) on the [Tongyeong](/source/Tongyeong) Peninsula. ==History== The area to the south-east of the island was the site of the [Battle of Hansan Island](/source/Battle_of_Hansan_Island) during the [Imjin War](/source/Imjin_War) where Admiral [Yi Sun-Sin](/source/Yi_Sun-Sin) decisively defeated the main Japanese war fleet led by [Wakizaka Yasuharu](/source/Wakizaka_Yasuharu).{{Citation |last=조 |first=성도 |title=한산도대첩 (閑山島大捷) |work=[Encyclopedia of Korean Culture](/source/Encyclopedia_of_Korean_Culture) |url=https://encykorea.aks.ac.kr/Article/E0061676 |access-date=2024-05-24 |publisher=[Academy of Korean Studies](/source/Academy_of_Korean_Studies) |language=ko}} Following the battle, Admiral Yi moved his main [naval base](/source/naval_base) from [Yeosu](/source/Yeosu) to Hansan Island, as it was strategically advantageous for conducting surveillance and reconnaissance of the nearby Gyeonnaeryang Strait (견내량, 見乃梁), which was an inland route leading directly to the main Japanese base located at [Busan](/source/Busan). After [King Seonjo](/source/King_Seonjo) ordered Admiral Yi Sun-sin's arrest, imprisonment, and torture, Admiral [Wŏn Kyun](/source/W%C5%8Fn_Kyun) was assigned to lead the Korean navy. However, Wŏn Kyun attacked the Japanese base at Busan, ignoring the tides, and was forced to retreat owing to shelling from the shore. The Japanese navy pursued him relentlessly and sank all but thirteen of the [Panokseon](/source/Panokseon) in the process. Wŏn Kyun was killed during this disastrous retreat, and Hansan Island, and its evacuated naval base, was exposed to the Japanese forces, who eventually burned it down. After the war, Joseon naval base was reconstructed, Yi was rehabilitated, and went on to defeat the Japanese with the remaining 13 Panokseon. ==Tourism== *Oehang Village Pine Forest ==References== {{reflist}} Category:Islands of South Gyeongsang Province Category:Tongyeong {{SouthGyeongsang-geo-stub}} --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Hansando](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hansando) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hansando?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.