Jinjuseong Fortress

Basic information

Designation

Historic Site No.118

Category

Sites & Pagodas

Era

조선 세종 19년(1437)

Designated year

1963

Location

진주시, 경상남도— 경상남도 진주시 남강로 626 (본성동, 진주성)

Coordinates

35.190354, 128.080128

Jinju used to be a military base against the Japanese enemy in the late Goryeo Dynasty, playing a major role in preventing the enemy from going into Jeolla-do. During the Japanese Invasion in the 25th year of the reign of King Seonjo (1592), about 3800 soldiers under command of General Kim Si-min defeated about 30000 Japanese soldiers in this fortress. However, in the second Jinju Battle in 1593, about seventy thousand soldiers joined and fought the Japanese military bravely, but all died in the war. In the fortress have been many administrative offices and command centers during the Joseon Dynasty. Jinjuseong Fortress has a circumference of 1.7 kilometers. Jinju National Museum, the Alter for the spirits perished in the battle of 1592 and 1593, and Hoguksa Temple are in the fortress area.

Location