Umkhumbi wesikhumba
Context:IGeobukseon, eyaziwa nangokuthi umkhumbi wesikhumba ekuchazeni kwaseNtshonalanga, kwakuwuhlobo lomkhumbi omkhulu wempi waseKorea owawusetshenziswa ngezikhathi ezithile yiRoyal Korean Navy ngesikhathi sobukhosi bukaJoseon kusukela ekuqaleni kwekhulu le-15 kuze kube sekhulwini le-19. Yayisetshenziswa kanye nemikhumbi yempi yasepanokseon ekulweni nemikhumbi yempi yaseJapane eyayihlasela. Igama lalesi sikebhe lisuselwa ekuvikeleni kwalo okufana negobolondo. Enye yezikebhe eziningi ezihlome ngezikhali zangaphambi kwezimboni ezakhiwa eYurophu naseMpumalanga Asia, lo mklamo uchazwe abanye ngokuthi umkhumbi wokuqala ohlome ngezikhali emhlabeni.  Izinkomba zokuqala zemikhumbi emidala, eyisizukulwane sokuqala, eyaziwa ngokuthi i-gwiseon (귀선; Ukuphinyiselwa kwesiKorea: [kɥisʌn]), zivela kumarekhodi we-1413 no-1415 kuma-Annals of the Joseon Dynasty, akhuluma ngempi yokuhlekisa phakathi kwe-gwiseon nomkhumbi wempi waseJapane. Nokho, lezi zikebhe zokuqala zaqala ukusetshenziswa ngokushesha njengoba ukulungela kwemikhumbi yempi yaseKorea kwehla phakathi nenkathi ende yokuthula.  Imikhumbi yama - Turtle yahlanganyela empini eyayilwa namabutho asolwandle aseJapane ayesekela imizamo kaToyotomi Hideyoshi yokunqoba iKorea kusukela ngo - 1592 kuya ku - 1598. Umkhuzi wamabutho waseKorea uYi Sun-sin, owanqoba zonke izimpi ayezilwa nebutho lasolwandle laseJapane, kuthiwa nguye owaklama umkhumbi - mkhumbi othuthukisiwe. Kusukela ekubonakaleni kwabo kokuqala eMpini yaseSacheon, imikhumbi yakhe eyisikebhe, eyayihlomele okungenani izinhlobo ezinhlanu ezahlukene zezikhali, yaba negalelo elikhulu ekunqobeni izikhathi eziyi-16 ezimpini eziyi-16 ezibhekene noMbutho Wezempi WaseJapane kwaze kwaba yilapho ziqothulwa, ngaphansi komyalo kaWon Gyun, eMpini yaseChilcheollyang. Isici sawo esivelele kwakuyikhanda elimise okwedragoni ngaphambili (ngaphambili) elalikwazi ukudubula isibhamu noma amalangabi emlonyeni. Ngayinye yayihlonyiswe nangompheme ovalwe ngokuphelele ukuze ivikeleke ekudutshulweni imicibisholo, izibhamu, nezikhali ezivuthayo. Umpheme wawumbozwe ngezipikili zensimbi ukuze kunqandwe isitha ekuzameni ukungena emkhunjini.
IGeobukseon iyisikebhe sempi esidume kunazo zonke saseKorea, yanqoba zonke izimpi ezingu-16 ezibhekene nemikhumbi yempi yaseJapane lapho uToyotomi Hideyoshi azama ukunqoba khona iKorea kusukela ngo - 1592 kuya ku - 1598.