Imjin War

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16th-century conflict Japanese invasions of Korea war

The Imjin War was a late 16th-century conflict in which Japan invaded Korea, drawing in Ming China and resulting in large-scale battles across the Korean Peninsula and surrounding seas.

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Label	Occurrences
Imjin War canonical	6

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	16th-century conflict ⓘ Japanese invasions of Korea ⓘ war ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Imjin Waeran ⓘ Japanese invasions of Korea (1592–1598) ⓘ
belligerent	Joseon ⓘ surface form: Joseon Korea Ming dynasty ⓘ surface form: Ming China Toyotomi Japan ⓘ
cause	Toyotomi Hideyoshi's ambition to conquer Ming China via Korea ⓘ
commander	Katō Kiyomasa ⓘ surface form: Kato Kiyomasa Konishi Yukinaga ⓘ Li Rusong ⓘ Shen Weijing ⓘ Toyotomi Hideyoshi ⓘ Yi Sun-sin ⓘ
endDate	1598 ⓘ
hasConsequence	destruction of Korean infrastructure and farmland ⓘ financial strain on Ming dynasty ⓘ forced relocation of Korean artisans to Japan ⓘ massive civilian casualties in Korea ⓘ strengthening of Korean naval tradition ⓘ
hasPart	Japanese invasions of Korea (1592–1598) ⓘ surface form: First Japanese invasion of Korea (1592–1593) Japanese invasions of Korea (1592–1598) ⓘ surface form: Second Japanese invasion of Korea (1597–1598)
historicalPeriod	late 16th century ⓘ
involvedCountry	Japan ⓘ Korea ⓘ Ming dynasty ⓘ
involvedMilitaryTechnology	arquebus ⓘ castle siege warfare ⓘ turtle ship (geobukseon) ⓘ
location	Korea Strait ⓘ Korean Peninsula ⓘ Sea of Japan ⓘ surface form: Sea of Japan (East Sea) Yellow Sea ⓘ
namedAfter	sexagenary cycle ⓘ surface form: Imjin year of the sexagenary cycle
notableBattle	Siege of Busan (1592) ⓘ surface form: Battle of Busan (1592) Battle of Hansando ⓘ Battle of Myeongnyang ⓘ Battle of Noryang ⓘ Battle of Pyongyang (1592) ⓘ Battle of Sacheon (1592) ⓘ Battle of Jinju (1592) ⓘ surface form: Siege of Jinju (1592) Battle of Jinju (1592) ⓘ surface form: Siege of Jinju (1593)
partOf	history of Japan ⓘ history of Korea ⓘ history of Ming China ⓘ
result	Devastation of the Korean Peninsula ⓘ Japanese withdrawal from Korea ⓘ Status quo ante bellum between Japan and Ming China ⓘ
startDate	1592 ⓘ

Referenced by (6)

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

Ming dynasty → militaryConflict → Imjin War ⓘ

Wanli Emperor → conflict → Imjin War ⓘ

Jinju, South Korea → playedRoleIn → Imjin War ⓘ

subject surface form: Jinju

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

House of Yi → militaryConflict → Imjin War ⓘ

Joseon government forces → participatedIn → Imjin War ⓘ