Kim Ung-seo

Kim Ung-so (1564–1624) was a senior military officer in the Joseon dynasty. During the Imjin war, he was in charge of soldiers and horses in the Eastern Gyeongsang Province.^[1]

Kim Ung-seo
Korean name
Hangul	김응서
Hanja	金應瑞
Revised Romanization	Gim Eungseo
McCune–Reischauer	Kim Ŭngsŏ
Courtesy name
Hangul	성보
Hanja	聖甫
Revised Romanization	Seongbo
McCune–Reischauer	Sŏngbo
Alternative name
Hangul	김경서
Hanja	金景瑞
Revised Romanization	Gim Gyeongseo
McCune–Reischauer	Kim Kyŏngsŏ

During this war, he was ordered to proceed north with his troops and fight the Jurchens instead of the Japanese.^[1] His army of 15,000 Koreans later joined the Chinese Commander Ma Gui and 24,000 Chinese soldiers in the Second Siege of Ulsan; the combined force failed to take the Japanese Castle.^[2]

The house where he was born in Okto-ri, Ryonggang County, Nampo is considered one of the National Treasures of North Korea.