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)
Emperor Shenzong of Ming → notableEvent → Japanese invasions of Korea (1592–1598) ⓘ
Kings of Joseon → involvedInConflict → Japanese invasions of Korea (1592–1598) ⓘ
subject linked to: kings of Joseon
King Seonjo of Joseon → notableEvent → Japanese invasions of Korea (1592–1598) ⓘ
King Seonjo of Joseon → conflict → Japanese invasions of Korea (1592–1598) ⓘ
Jinju National Museum → focusesOn → Japanese invasions of Korea (1592–1598) ⓘ
Battle of Jinju (1592) → partOf → Japanese invasions of Korea (1592–1598) ⓘ
Battle of Jinju (1592) → conflict → Japanese invasions of Korea (Imjin War) ⓘ
linked to: Japanese invasions of Korea (1592–1598)
Battle of Jinju (1592) → historicalPeriod → Japanese invasions of Korea ⓘ
linked to: Japanese invasions of Korea (1592–1598)
Gyeongbokgung → destroyedInEvent → Japanese invasions of Korea (1592–1598) ⓘ
Kobayakawa Hideaki → battle → Korean invasions of Japan (Imjin War) ⓘ
linked to: Japanese invasions of Korea (1592–1598)
Ishida Mitsunari → battle → Korean invasions of Japan (Toyotomi campaigns) ⓘ
linked to: Japanese invasions of Korea (1592–1598)
Ukita Hideie → participatedIn → Japanese invasions of Korea (1592–1598) ⓘ
Kuroda Nagamasa → notableBattle → Korean invasions of 1592–1598 ⓘ
linked to: Japanese invasions of Korea (1592–1598)
Kuroda Nagamasa → participatedIn → Toyotomi Hideyoshi’s Korean campaigns ⓘ
linked to: Japanese invasions of Korea (1592–1598)
Toyotomi administration of Japan → significantEvent → Korean invasions of 1592–1598 ⓘ
linked to: Japanese invasions of Korea (1592–1598)
Imjin Waeran → hasPart → First Japanese invasion of Korea (1592–1593) ⓘ
linked to: Japanese invasions of Korea (1592–1598)
Imjin Waeran → hasPart → Second Japanese invasion of Korea (1597–1598) ⓘ
linked to: Japanese invasions of Korea (1592–1598)
Imjin Waeran → alsoKnownAs → Japanese invasions of Korea (1592–1598) ⓘ
Toyotomi Japan → hasKeyEvent → Korean invasions of 1592–1598 ⓘ
linked to: Japanese invasions of Korea (1592–1598)
Toyotomi Japan → conductsMilitaryCampaign → First Korean invasion of 1592 ⓘ
linked to: Japanese invasions of Korea (1592–1598)
Toyotomi Japan → conductsMilitaryCampaign → Second Korean invasion of 1597 ⓘ
linked to: Japanese invasions of Korea (1592–1598)
Yi Sun-sin → conflict → Japanese invasions of Korea (1592–1598) ⓘ
Won Gyun → conflict → Japanese invasions of Korea ⓘ
linked to: Japanese invasions of Korea (1592–1598)
Won Gyun → historicalContext → Japanese invasions of Korea under Toyotomi Hideyoshi ⓘ
linked to: Japanese invasions of Korea (1592–1598)
Shen Weijing → activeDuring → Japanese invasions of Korea (1592–1598) ⓘ
Battle of Hansando → relatedConflict → Japanese invasions of Korea (1592–1598) ⓘ
Siege of Busan (1592) → conflictOf → Japanese invasions of Korea (1592–1598) ⓘ
Siege of Busan (1592) → partOfCampaign → First Japanese invasion of Korea (1592) ⓘ
linked to: Japanese invasions of Korea (1592–1598)
turtle ship (geobukseon) → conflict → Japanese invasions of Korea (1592–1598) ⓘ
Japanese–Korean relations → historicalComponent → Japanese invasions of Korea (1592–1598) ⓘ
Li Rusong → participatedIn → Japanese invasions of Korea (1592–1598) ⓘ
Chen Lin → participatedIn → Japanese invasions of Korea (1592–1598) ⓘ