"I still have twelve ships."

This sentence, which is the first thing that comes to mind when we think of Yi Sun-sin, is actually not found in the diary he wrote by hand every day for seven years. In fact, thirty-two days were completely blank in that diary. It was not the Japanese military that erased them.

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References (Sources)

Yi Sunsin, Handwritten Draft of *Nanjung Ilgi*, National Treasure No. 76, Housed at Hyeonchungsa Shrine

Translated by No Seung-seok, Complete Translation of *Chungmugong Yusa*, Cultural Heritage Administration Hyeonchungsa Shrine Management Office, 2007

*Seonjo Sillok*, Entry for November 24, 31st Year (1598), National Institute of Korean History

Yi Bun, Haengnok of Yi Chungmugong

Ryu Seong-ryong, Jingbirok

Lee Min-seo, Yusa of Kim Chungjanggong

Lee Ki-hwan, "'Human Yi Sunsin's' 24 Hours," Kyunghyang Shinmun, 2025

※ The original diary text cited in the video follows the above translations and publicly available Korean translations. Regarding matters that are currently the subject of ongoing debate in academia (such as the circumstances of the battle), we have not made definitive conclusions on either side.

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