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Yun Gwan

Type Figure Region Korean Peninsula Time 1040–1111 Also known as Yun Gwan、윤관

A famed Goryeo general, born c. 1040 and died 1111, known for pacifying the Jurchens and overseeing construction of the Thousand-Li Great Wall from 1…

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  1. 1040–1090Goryeo Northwest · GoryeoEntered service and took up arms in his early years, serving as deputy general and others, accumulating military merit in clashes with Jurchen tribes in the Northwest, gradually emerging as an important frontier minister.
  2. 1091–1108Along the Thousand-Li Great Wall · NortheastLed an army north against the Jurchens, oversaw construction of the Thousand-Li Great Wall from 1103, and implemented the policy of recovering the old Six Fortresses territory, greatly strengthening Goryeo's northeastern defenses and checking the Jurchen southward advance.

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