Japanese invasions of Korea (1592–1598)

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Japanese–Korean War military campaign war

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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All labels observed (9)

Label	Occurrences
Japanese invasions of Korea (1592–1598) canonical	6
Korean invasions of 1592–1598	3
First Japanese invasion of Korea (1592–1593)	2
Second Japanese invasion of Korea (1597–1598)	2
Hideyoshi’s invasions of Korea	1
Japanese invasions of Korea 1592–1598	1
Korean invasions by Toyotomi Hideyoshi	1
Korean invasions of Japan	1
Korean peninsula campaigns	1

Statements (56)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Japanese–Korean War ⓘ military campaign ⓘ war ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Japanese invasions of Korea (1592–1598) ⓘ surface form: Hideyoshi’s invasions of Korea Imjin Waeran ⓘ Imjin War ⓘ
belligerent	Joseon ⓘ surface form: Joseon dynasty 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 ⓘ Japan–China relations ⓘ surface form: Sino–Japanese relations
countryInvolved	Japan ⓘ Joseon ⓘ surface form: Joseon Korea Ming dynasty ⓘ surface form: Ming China
endTime	1598 ⓘ
followedBy	political instability in Japan leading to the Battle of Sekigahara ⓘ
hasPart	Japanese invasions of Korea (1592–1598) self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: First Japanese invasion of Korea (1592–1593) Japanese invasions of Korea (1592–1598) self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: 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) ⓘ Battle of Jinju (1592) ⓘ surface form: Siege of Jinju (1592) Battle of Jinju (1592) ⓘ surface form: 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 ⓘ

Referenced by (18)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Toyotomi Hideyoshi → ledInvasion → Japanese invasions of Korea (1592–1598) ⓘ

Yamato period → hasMilitaryConflict → Japanese invasions of Korea (1592–1598) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Korean peninsula campaigns

Sengoku period → hasKeyEvent → Japanese invasions of Korea (1592–1598) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Korean invasions by Toyotomi Hideyoshi

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 → Japanese invasions of Korea (1592–1598) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Hideyoshi’s invasions of Korea

Japanese invasions of Korea (1592–1598) → hasPart → Japanese invasions of Korea (1592–1598) self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: First Japanese invasion of Korea (1592–1593)

Japanese invasions of Korea (1592–1598) → hasPart → Japanese invasions of Korea (1592–1598) self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Second Japanese invasion of Korea (1597–1598)

Toyotomi clan → foreignCampaign → Japanese invasions of Korea (1592–1598) ⓘ

Imjin War → hasPart → Japanese invasions of Korea (1592–1598) ⓘ

this entity surface form: First Japanese invasion of Korea (1592–1593)

Imjin War → hasPart → Japanese invasions of Korea (1592–1598) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Second Japanese invasion of Korea (1597–1598)

Imjin War → alsoKnownAs → Japanese invasions of Korea (1592–1598) ⓘ

Date Masamune → participatedIn → Japanese invasions of Korea (1592–1598) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Korean invasions of 1592–1598

Joseon government forces → participatedIn → Japanese invasions of Korea (1592–1598) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Japanese invasions of Korea 1592–1598

Chōsokabe Motochika → participatedIn → Japanese invasions of Korea (1592–1598) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Korean invasions of Japan

Azuchi–Momoyama period → notableEvent → Japanese invasions of Korea (1592–1598) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Korean invasions of 1592–1598

Kinoshita Tōkichirō → ledCampaign → Japanese invasions of Korea (1592–1598) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Korean invasions of 1592–1598