The remains of a man whose lower jaw was sharply cut off by a spear. The remains of a woman in her 20s who was stabbed three times from above while sitting. The broken skull of a child under the age of five with marks of a musket being pierced from behind. The remains excavated at a subway construction site in Busan are horrifying. Remains that have been discovered after 400 years. What on earth happened here? Shocking excavation site of Dongnae Fortress June 2005, Suan-dong Station on Busan Subway Line 3. This is the former site of Dongnae Fortress. Sharply cut skulls and punctured remains. An estimated 81 to 114 remains were discovered through three excavations conducted from 2005 to 2007. Numerous arrowheads and swords were also discovered. Spear blades, hilts, armor, helmets, and wooden wings were also discovered. Why were thousands of wooden sticks installed in moats discovered? The previously unknown Dongrae-eupseong moat was surprisingly located 'underground' in the city center along with the wooden wing. The moat built to defend the castle ended up becoming a graveyard for the remains. When and who do these relics and remains belong to? We decided to analyze the remains in depth with the help of Professor Kim Jae-hyun, an expert on ancient human remains at Dong-A University. The results of the analysis showed that the remains excavated from Dongrae-seong were at least 59 males, 21 females, and 1 infant. Their teeth were still intact. The dental analysis results showed that they were not well-nourished. Also, when we checked their height, they were relatively large compared to the Edo people of Japan at the time. The skull analysis results showed characteristics that were clearly distinct from those of the Japanese. So what was their age distribution? The analysis results showed that they were evenly distributed from their 20s to 40s. In particular, the remains with holes were determined to belong to infants under the age of 5. What happened at Dongrae-seong? The elite Japanese army, Konishi Yukinaga's unit, which had extensive combat experience from a century of civil war, was helpless against the Joseon civilians and government troops. A total chaos broke out inside the castle. Up to 5,000 Joseon people were killed. The Dongrae-bu Martyrs' War, which records the fierce battle of Dongrae-seong at the time, is a painting depicting the resistance of Song Sang-hyeon, the deputy commander, and the people who died while responding to the Japanese invasion at Dongrae-seong on April 15, 1592, the 25th year of King Seonjo's reign. It shows the national character of the Dongrae-bu people who resisted to the end in the face of a great national crisis. If you look closely at the painting, you can see two women throwing roof tiles at the Japanese army from the roof of the Dongrae-seong Martyrs' War. What the Remains Tell Us Sharp scars and holes were found on the skull of the remains. The remains of a man with his lower jaw cut off were determined to be the remains of a man who was stabbed in the front, turned his head, was struck a second time, and was then attacked again in the back of the head and killed. The damaged remains vividly show the scene of his murder. The remains of a young woman in her 20s. She was brutally murdered after being stabbed in the skull three times with a knife by an assailant who was in a high position while she was sitting down. The remains of a 5-year-old child. There is a small hole in the skull of the child. It shows the trace of a bullet piercing through the back. The bullet, powerful enough to penetrate armor, penetrated the child’s head. Most of the remains are likely to have been executed or killed after the battle. Was the Imjin War a war to exterminate the Korean people? Even after the Jeongyu War in 1597, the massacre of the Korean people continued. They cut off the noses of not only the dead but also the living Koreans. Another record is the Yeongsan Visit. The order was to kill anyone who resisted or avoided. Why did they try to exterminate the Korean people so brutally? After the Battle of Dongnae Fortress, the Japanese soldiers threw all the bodies of countless Koreans and even their daily necessities into the moat. The miserable situation at that time was recorded in a poem by Lee An-nul, who was appointed as the Dongrae Magistrate 14 years later. In 1608, Lee An-nul, the Dongrae Magistrate, wrote a poem titled “Dongrae Maengha Yugam”... The entire town was covered in blood inside the castle at once... Everyone died, so there was no one to mourn. The Imjin War was so brutal that it could be called a policy to wipe out the Korean people. The remains of the Dongrae Castle, the killing field of Joseon, have come out to the world after 400 years, giving us vivid testimony. History Tracking Episode 9 - What Happened in Dongrae Castle, the Killing Field of Joseon (broadcast on January 31, 2009) http://history.kbs.co.kr/