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Conflict East Asia

Imjin War (Japanese Invasions of Korea)

1592 CE – 1598 CE · 6 years

Toyotomi Hideyoshi invaded Korea with 158,000 troops as a stepping stone to conquer China. Korean admiral Yi Sun-sin's turtle ships devastated Japanese supply lines at sea, while Ming Chinese reinforcements turned the tide on land, forcing Japan to withdraw.

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Belligerents

The main peoples, kingdoms and states involved.

  • Japan (Toyotomi Hideyoshi)
  • Joseon Korea & Ming China

Key moments

Defining events in the Imjin War (Japanese Invasions of Korea).

  1. 1592 Battle of Hansando
  2. 1593 Siege of Jinju
  3. 1598 Battle of Noryang

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Dated moments inside this span

Events the timeline places between 1592 CE and 1598 CE.

1597 CE Battle of Myeongnyang 1593 CE Long Turkish War 1593 CE Nine Years' War in Ireland 1593 CE Metropolitan Cathedral of Buenos Aires 1595 CE Mughal–Deccan Wars

And in the rest of the world

Records running through the same years, on the other side of the map.

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