Battle of Noryang
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The Battle of Noryang was the final major naval engagement of the Imjin War, where allied Korean and Ming Chinese fleets decisively defeated retreating Japanese forces off the coast of Noryang in 1598.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Battle of Noryang canonical | 2 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
historical event
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naval battle ⓘ |
| alliance | Joseon–Ming alliance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Battle of Noryang Strait
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Noryang Naval Battle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Japan
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Joseon NERFINISHED ⓘ Ming dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeathOf | Yi Sun-sin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| combatant |
Japanese fleet
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Joseon navy NERFINISHED ⓘ Ming Chinese fleet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commander |
Chen Lin
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Deng Zilong NERFINISHED ⓘ Konishi Yukinaga NERFINISHED ⓘ Shimazu Yoshihiro NERFINISHED ⓘ Yi Sun-sin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | Imjin War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflictType | sea battle ⓘ |
| country | Joseon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| date | 1598-12-16 ⓘ |
| followedBy | end of Japanese invasions of Korea ⓘ |
| historicalImpact | marked the effective end of large-scale Japanese naval operations in the Imjin War ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Late 16th century ⓘ |
| involvedNation |
China
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Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ Korea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| killedInAction | Yi Sun-sin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location |
Noryang Strait
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off the coast of Namhae, Korea ⓘ |
| navalTactics |
close-range cannon engagements
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use of panokseon warships by Joseon navy ⓘ |
| notableDeath | Yi Sun-sin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| outcome | Japanese fleet forced to abandon remaining positions in Korea ⓘ |
| partOf |
Imjin War
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Japanese invasions of Korea (1592–1598) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy |
Battle of Chilcheollyang
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Battle of Myeongnyang NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | South Gyeongsang region of Korea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedWork | Annals of the Joseon Dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result | Allied Joseon–Ming victory ⓘ |
| significance |
decisive defeat of retreating Japanese forces
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final major naval engagement of the Imjin War ⓘ |
| strategicEffect |
facilitated withdrawal of Japanese ground forces from Korea
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secured allied control of Korean coastal waters ⓘ |
| theater | Korean coastal waters ⓘ |
| year | 1598 ⓘ |
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