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forty-ninth year I1 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1972 or 2032
twenty-ninth year I5 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 2012 or 2072
ninth year I9 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1992 or 2052
nineteenth year I7 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 2002 or 2062
fifty-ninth year I11 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1982 or 2042
thirty-ninth year I3 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1962 or 2022
Imjin war, Japanese invasion of Korea 1592-1598