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Yun Gwan

Type Figure Region Goryeo Time 951–1031 Also known as General Yun

Yun Gwan (951–1031), a mid-Goryeo general who rose to Grand Preceptor and Pacification Commissioner of the Northwest, campaigned against the Jurchens…

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  1. 951–990Gaeseong · GoryeoBorn in mid-Goryeo, he began his career in the military, gradually taking part in military affairs against the Jurchens and other northeastern tribes, accumulating frontier combat experience.
  2. 1010–1018Northeastern Korean Peninsula · Northeastern frontierLed troops campaigning in Jurchen territory, attacking or pacifying various tribes, consolidating Goryeo's control of the northeastern border and creating conditions for subsequent fortress-building and garrisoning.
  3. 1018–1031Six Fortresses region · Six FortressesOversaw construction of frontier strongholds including the Six Fortresses, resettling settlers for military-agricultural colonies to strengthen border defenses; died in 1031, his frontier policies having a profound impact on Goryeo's mid-period northeastern defense system.

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