Japanese invasions of Korea (1592–1598)

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The Japanese invasions of Korea (1592–1598) were a pair of large-scale military campaigns in which Japan attempted to conquer the Korean Peninsula and use it as a route to invade Ming China, resulting in a protracted and devastating war involving Japan, Korea, and China.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Japanese–Korean War
military campaign
war
alsoKnownAs Hideyoshi’s invasions of Korea
Imjin Waeran
Imjin War
belligerent Joseon dynasty
linked to: Joseon

Ming dynasty
Toyotomi Japan
cause Japanese desire to use Korea as invasion route to China
Toyotomi Hideyoshi’s ambition to conquer Ming China
commander Chen Lin
Katō Kiyomasa
Konishi Yukinaga
Li Rusong
Shen Weijing
Toyotomi Hideyoshi
Ukita Hideie
Won Gyun
Yi Sun-sin
conflictOf Japanese–Korean relations
Sino–Japanese relations
countryInvolved Japan
Joseon Korea
linked to: Joseon

Ming China
linked to: Ming dynasty
endTime 1598
followedBy political instability in Japan leading to the Battle of Sekigahara
hasPart First Japanese invasion of Korea (1592–1593)
Second Japanese invasion of Korea (1597–1598)
historicalPeriod late 16th century
historicalRegion East Asia
impact devastation of Korean economy and population
long-term weakening of the Ming dynasty
stimulated military reforms in Joseon Korea
involvedMilitaryTechnology arquebus
naval artillery
turtle ship (geobukseon)
location East China Sea
Korean Peninsula
Sea of Japan
Yellow Sea
notableEvent Battle of Chilcheollyang
Battle of Hansando
Battle of Myeongnyang
Battle of Noryang
Battle of Sacheon (1592)
Siege of Busan (1592)
Siege of Jinju (1592)
Siege of Jinju (1593)
precededBy Japanese unification under Toyotomi Hideyoshi
result Japanese withdrawal from Korea
heavy devastation of Korean Peninsula
severe casualties for all belligerents
status quo ante bellum between Japan and Korea
significance major early modern conflict involving Japan, Korea, and Ming China
startTime 1592

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Toyotomi Hideyoshi ledInvasion Japanese invasions of Korea (1592–1598)
Yamato period hasMilitaryConflict Korean peninsula campaigns
linked to: Japanese invasions of Korea (1592–1598)
Sengoku period hasKeyEvent Korean invasions by Toyotomi Hideyoshi
linked to: Japanese invasions of Korea (1592–1598)
Jongmyo Shrine rebuiltAfter Japanese invasions of Korea (1592–1598)
Gyeonghuigung builtAfter Japanese invasions of Korea (1592–1598)
Joseon majorWar Japanese invasions of Korea (1592–1598)
Japanese invasions of Korea (1592–1598) alsoKnownAs Hideyoshi’s invasions of Korea
linked to: Japanese invasions of Korea (1592–1598)
Japanese invasions of Korea (1592–1598) hasPart First Japanese invasion of Korea (1592–1593)
linked to: Japanese invasions of Korea (1592–1598)
Japanese invasions of Korea (1592–1598) hasPart Second Japanese invasion of Korea (1597–1598)
linked to: Japanese invasions of Korea (1592–1598)
Toyotomi clan foreignCampaign Japanese invasions of Korea (1592–1598)
Imjin War hasPart First Japanese invasion of Korea (1592–1593)
linked to: Japanese invasions of Korea (1592–1598)
Imjin War hasPart Second Japanese invasion of Korea (1597–1598)
linked to: Japanese invasions of Korea (1592–1598)
Imjin War alsoKnownAs Japanese invasions of Korea (1592–1598)
Date Masamune participatedIn Korean invasions of 1592–1598
linked to: Japanese invasions of Korea (1592–1598)
Joseon government forces participatedIn Japanese invasions of Korea 1592–1598
linked to: Japanese invasions of Korea (1592–1598)
Chōsokabe Motochika participatedIn Korean invasions of Japan
linked to: Japanese invasions of Korea (1592–1598)
Azuchi–Momoyama period notableEvent Korean invasions of 1592–1598
linked to: Japanese invasions of Korea (1592–1598)
Kinoshita Tōkichirō ledCampaign Korean invasions of 1592–1598
linked to: Japanese invasions of Korea (1592–1598)