Jabarkan Latar belakang dari Pertempuran Myeongnyang

Disebabkan oleh intrik Jepang yang mengambil keuntungan dari politik yang

penuh kemarahan dan perselisihan di istana Dinasti Joseon, Laksamana Yi Sun-sin dimakzulkan dan hampir dihukum mati. Yi malah disiksa dan diturunkan ke pangkat prajurit biasa. Saingan Yi, Laksamana Won Gyun, mengambil komando armada Joseon, yang di bawah manajemen penuh perhatian Yi telah berkembang dari 63 kapal perang berat menjadi 166.

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