Jo Heon
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| Gender | Male |
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| Date of birth | January 1,1544 |
| Born | Gimpo-si |
| South Korea | |
| Died | Geumsan-gun |
| South Korea | |
| 1592 | |
| Geumsan-gun | |
| South Korea | |
| Education | Sungkyunkwan |
| Date of Reg. | |
| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 3857198 |
Jo Heon Life story
Jo Heon was a Joseon official and militia leader in Korea at the time of the Imjin war. He believed that Japan under Toyotomi Hideyoshi posed a threat to Korean security, but his warnings were not heeded. When war broke out in 1592, he raised a volunteer militia to resist the Japanese invaders.
