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The Jincheon Lee Young-nam Tomb is the historic resting place of Lee Young-nam (1563–1598), a loyalist who died in the final Battle of Noryang during the seven-year Imjin War, alongside Admiral Yi Sun-sin. General Lee was born on February 13, 1566, in Gijeon-ri, Deoksan-myeon, Jincheon-gun. He passed the military examination by royal special examination in 1577 and served during the Imjin War from 1592 as a subordinate commander under Won Gyun, holding posts such as Sobipo Officer and Ganggyebu Magistrate. After Won Gyun fled following the fall of Dongnae Fortress to the Japanese, Lee requested reinforcements from Admiral Yi Sun-sin of Jeolla Left Naval Command, helping form a united fleet. He participated in numerous battles including Okpo, Sacheonpo, and the Battle of Hansan Island. In 1598, as Garipo Chem-sa, he died with Admiral Yi in the Battle of Noryang. His servant recovered his body and buried him in his hometown, Gijeon-ri, Jincheon. In 1605, he was posthumously honored as a Jeolchung General and conferred with the title Seonmuwonjong Ildeung Gongshin. The tomb, recently reconstructed in the typical Joseon Dynasty style, commemorates his achievements during the war, one of the greatest national crises of mid-Joseon. The tomb mound is circular, about 600 cm in diameter and 240 cm high, surrounded by zodiac animal stones as a border. In front are the top stone and base stone; on the left and right front sides stand one literary official statue and one guardian stone each. On the right stands a monument to General Lee Young-nam, erected in 1983. These stoneworks are well-preserved but of recent construction. To the left is the horse tomb called "Aemachong." Above the tomb mound are single tombs (Ssangbun) of his parents, Lee Sajong and Lady Gwangju Jin, each with a gravestone, and the tomb and gravestone of his grandfather Lee Geukin.