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Fortress site of Gyeongsang Jwasuyeong
🇰🇷 South Korea · 17th century
The Fortress site of Gyeongsang Jwasuyeong (Korean: 경상좌수영성지) is located in Suyeong-dong, Suyeong District, Busan, South Korea.
The Fortress site of Jwasuyeong is the site of the main fortress of the Gyeongsangjwado naval forces during the Joseon. At one time, seven naval ports with a total of 65 battle ships and 40 auxiliary vessels were under its command and charged with the defense of the east coast area.
The command post was first located at Busanpo, then relocated to Gaeunpo at Ulsan, and immediately before the Imjin War, was moved to this place. It was moved to Gammanipo during the reign of King Injo, and moved back here in 1652, the third year of the reign of King Hyojong. Thereafter, it remained at this site until the naval forces were disbanded as part of the broader reformation of the military system in 1895.
The time of the original construction of the wall-fortress here is not known, but the wall-fortress to which the existing remains belong seems to have been built after the relocation of the headquarters to this place in 1652. At that time, the wall-fortress was 2,784 meters in circumference and 4 meters in height. It had three wells, four gates, four drainage outlets, and several small bulwarks along the wall.
Most of the facilities have been ruined due to inadequate care during the Japanese colonial period (1910–45), and only parts of the wall, the arched south gate, and drain outlets remain.
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Fortress site of Gyeongsang Jwasuyeong ranks #7,948 of 8,134 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #40 of the 58 mapped in South Korea. Founded 1652, it is older than 26% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 626 atlas entries founded in the 17th century. 6 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Busan, 4 km away. See how South Korea compares in the castle statistics.
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Where is Fortress site of Gyeongsang Jwasuyeong?
Fortress site of Gyeongsang Jwasuyeong stands in South Korea, at 35.17083°, 129.11389°.
When was Fortress site of Gyeongsang Jwasuyeong built?
The atlas dates its founding to 1652. Earlier structures may have stood on the site; this is the earliest documented founding year.
How famous is Fortress site of Gyeongsang Jwasuyeong?
In this atlas's fame ranking: #7,948 of 8,134 worldwide, and #40 in South Korea. Fame here combines how many Wikipedia language editions cover a landmark with how many people read them.
What is the nearest castle to Fortress site of Gyeongsang Jwasuyeong?
Dongnaeeupseong Fortress, about 5 km away.
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