His family, the Hongju Lee clan, has its ancestral seat in present-day Hongseong, South Chungcheong Province.
[3] In 1591, he was charged by the Office of the Censors (사간원) to Sinchon County (신천군; 信川郡).
[4] The following year, at the onset of the invasion, he was appointed the Chungju District Magistrate and Auxiliary Defense Commander (충주목사 겸 조방장; 忠州牧使兼助防將)[5] in Chungcheong Province.
[6][7][8] The Korean forces were arrayed on and around a hill known as Tangeumdae at the confluence of the Dalcheon and Han Rivers.
[13] Portrayed by Song Hoseop in the 2004–2005 television series Immortal Admiral Yi Sun-sin.