Timeline of the Japanese invasions of Korea (1592–1598)
Pre-war
Year | Date | Event |
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1544 | Wokou raid Saryang-jin[1] | |
1555 | Wokou raid Joseon[1] | |
1583 | Yi Sun-sin defeats a Jurchen force near the Tumen River[2] | |
1587 | Yi Sun-sin is demoted to a common soldier after annoying I Il[2] | |
Toyotomi Hideyoshi sends an insulting letter to the Joseon court[3] | ||
1588 | Toyotomi Hideyoshi sends envoys asking the Joseon court to aid them in invading the Ming dynasty[4] | |
1589 | Toyotomi Hideyoshi orders Shō Nei of the Ryukyu Kingdom to suspend trade with the Ming dynasty, but he refuses and reports the matter to Ming envoys instead[5] | |
1590 | 4 August | Siege of Odawara (1590): The Later Hōjō clan is defeated and most of the northern daimyō submit without a fight[6] |
August | Joseon envoys arrived in Japan[7] | |
1591 | March | Envoys return to Joseon and refuse to aid Japan in invading the Ming dynasty[8] |
8 March | Yi Sun-sin is appointed to the post Left Naval Commander of Jeolla following Ryu Seong-ryong's recommendation[9] | |
A Chinese trader captured by the Japanese sends a message to Zhejiang stating that 100,000 Japanese troops are being amassed to invade the following year[5] | ||
The Wanli Emperor orders coastal defenses to be strengthened[5] | ||
Joseon sends a request for help to the Ming dynasty[5] | ||
1592 | April | The Japanese army assembles at Nagoya[10] |
1592
Year | Date | Event |
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1592 | 23 May | The Japanese First Division under Konishi Yukinaga and Sō Yoshitoshi arrive at Busan[11] |
24 May | Siege of Busanjin: Japanese First Division takes Busan[12] | |
Battle of Dadaejin: Japanese First Division takes a neighboring coastal fort[12] | ||
25 May | Siege of Dongnae: Japanese First Division takes Dongnae[12] | |
26 May | Japanese First Division takes Yangsan and Miryang[13] | |
28 May | Japanese First Division takes Daegu[13] | |
Japanese Second Division under Katō Kiyomasa arrives in Busan and takes Ulsan, Gyeongju, Yeongcheon, Sinnyeong, and Gumi[14] | ||
29 May | Japanese Third Division under Kuroda Nagamasa arrives west of Busan and takes Gimhae before heading north[14] | |
3 June | Battle of Sangju: Japanese First Division takes Sangju[15] | |
4 June | Japanese Third Division takes Cheongju[16] | |
5 June | Japanese First and Second divisions meet up at Mungyeong[15] | |
6 June | Battle of Chungju: Japanese First Division takes Chungju[17] | |
8 June | Gwanghae is installed as prince[18] | |
9 June | The Joseon royal family departs from Hanseong and the city descends into chaos[18] | |
11 June | Katō Kiyomasa's Second Division crosses the Han River[19] | |
12 June | Japanese First Division takes Hanseong and the Second Division arrives a few hours later[19] | |
13 June | Yi Sun-sin's fleet of 39 warships depart from Yeosu[20] | |
14 June | Yi Sun-sin arrives at Dangpo to rendezevouz with Won Gyun, who doesn't show up[20] | |
15 June | Won Gyun arrives at Dangpo with 4 warships and together they depart for Geoje[20] | |
16 June | Kuroda Nagamasa's Third Division and Ukita Hideie's Eighth Division arrive at Hanseong while the other five divisions have landed at Busan[19] | |
Yi Sun-sin's fleet reaches Okpo where they find Japanese ships at anchor[20] | ||
The Joseon royal family arrives at Pyeongyang[21] | ||
17 June | Battle of Okpo: Yi Sun-sin and Won Gyun defeat a fleet of 50 Japanese transport ships, but split up and return home after receiving news of the fall of Hanseong[22] | |
18 June | Yi Sun-sin arrives back at Yeosu[22] | |
7 July | Battle of Imjin River (1592): The Korean defense is defeated and the three vanguard Japanese divisions cross the river and take Gaeseong[23] | |
8 July | Battle of Sacheon (1592): Yi Sun-sin destroys more than 12 large Japanese ships at Sacheon[24] | |
9 July | Battle of Dangpo: Yi Sun-sin defeats a fleet of 21 Japanese warships[24] | |
12 July | Battle of Danghangpo: Yi Sun-sin's fleet destroys 26 Japanese ships[24] | |
16 July | Konishi Yukinaga arrives at the Daedong River and Kuroda Nagamasa joins him a few days later[25] | |
18 July | The Korean fleet dissolves and each commander heads back to their respective ports to recuperate[26] | |
19 July | Seonjo of Joseon departs from Pyeongyang and heads for Yeongbyeon[27] | |
24 July | Siege of Pyongyang (1592): Japanese First and Third divisions take Pyeongyang[27] | |
26 July | Seonjo of Joseon meets a token force of 1,000 from the Ming dynasty at Gwaksan[28] | |
30 July | Seonjo of Joseon arrives at Uiju with Tai Zhaobian and Shi Ru[29] | |
July | Gwak Jaeu leads a force of 1,000 in resistance against Japanese occupation in the south but later enters government service when he's accused of robbery[30] | |
7 August | Go Gyeong-myeong dies in a failed attack on Japanese held Geumsan[31] | |
8 August | The Ming dynasty decides to dispatch troops to Joseon[28] | |
10 August | I Eokgi joins with Yi Sun-sin at Yeosu to practice naval formations[32] | |
12 August | Yi Sun-sin and I Eokgi rendezvous with Won Gyun at Noryang[33] | |
14 August | Battle of Hansan Island: Yi Sun-sin, I Eokgi, and Won Gyun defeat a Japanese fleet[34] | |
15 August | Battle of Hansan Island:Yi Sun-sin, I Eokgi, and Won Gyun defeat another Japanese fleet at Angolpo[34] | |
Zhao Chengxun arrives at Uiju with a force of 5,000[28] | ||
23 August | Battle of Pyongyang (1592): Zhao Chengxun and Shi Ru attack Pyeongyang and are defeated[35] | |
August | Gim Cheonil entrenches himself on Ganghwa Island[36] | |
6 September | Battle of Cheongju: Jo Heon takes Cheongju[16] | |
12 September | Konishi Yukinaga heads to Hanseong to discuss future defense plans with Ukita Hideie[35] | |
22 September | Jo Heon attacks Geumsan and dies and the monk Yeonggyu follows up soon after and dies as well[37] | |
29 September | Yi Sun-sin and I Eokgi set sail from Yeosu with a reconstructed fleet of 166 ships and Won Gyun joins them the day after[38] | |
3 October | Kuroda Nagamasa fails to take Yeonan[37] | |
4 October | Yi Sun-sin's fleet reaches Nakdong River[39] | |
A 50-day armistice is signed by Shen Weijing at Pyeongyang[40] | ||
5 October | Battle of Busan (1592): Yi Sun-sin's fleet bombards the Japanese fleet and destroys 130 ships before retreating[39] | |
6 October | The Wanli Emperor sends an edict to Seonjo of Joseon stating his support for driving out the Japanese[35] | |
Yi Sun-sin's fleet is disbanded and he returns home for resupplies[39] | ||
Kuroda Nagamasa fails to take Yeonan again[37] | ||
12 October | Bak Jin retakes Gyeongju[41] | |
October | Hamgyong campaign: Katō Kiyomasa's Second Division occupies Hamgyeong[30] | |
Nurhaci offers to join the war against the Japanese but is rejected by both the Ming dynasty and Joseon[39] | ||
13 November | Siege of Jinju (1592): Japanese Seventh Division fails to take Jinju[42] | |
23 December | Shen Weijing returns to Pyeongyang and tells the Japanese that there would be no further negotiations until they retreat all the way back to Busan[40] | |
29 December | Konishi Yukinaga tells Shen Weijing that they would withdraw from Pyeongyang if the Ming dynasty gave them rights to ports along China's coast[43] |
1593
Year | Date | Event |
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1593 | 5 January | Wu Weizhong leads 5,000 men across the Yalu River[44] |
26 January | Li Rusong's army of 35,000 reaches the Yalu River[45] | |
6 February | Siege of Pyongyang (1593): The allied Ming-Joseon army lays siege to Pyeongyang[45] | |
The Ayutthaya Kingdom's offer to send ships is rejected by the Ming dynasty[46] | ||
8 February | Siege of Pyongyang (1593): Konishi Yukinaga's First Division retreats from Pyeongyang, ending the siege[47] | |
17 February | Konishi Yukinaga's remaining men reach Hanseong[48] | |
19 February | Li Rusong takes Gaeseong[48] | |
22 February | Katō Kiyomasa and Nabeshima Naoshige's Second Division depart from Anbyeon and make their way back to Hanseong[48] | |
27 February | Battle of Byeokjegwan: The Ming army's advance towards Hanseong is repelled[49] | |
8 March | Yi Sun-sin leaves for Geoje where he and Won Gyun rendezvous[50] | |
9 March | I Eokgi joins Yi Sun-sin and Won Gyun[50] | |
14 March | Battle of Haengju: The Japanese fail to take Haengju on the Han River[51] | |
20 March | Yi Sun-sin destroys 10 Japanese vessels near Ungchon[50] | |
24 March | Yi Sun-sin attacks Ungchon and releases five Korean prisoners[50] | |
3 May | Yi Sun-sin returns to Yeosu[52] | |
7 May | Li Rusong returns to Gaeseong[52] | |
18 May | The Japanese abandon Hanseong[53] | |
19 May | The Ming army retakes Hanseong[51] | |
May | "Big Sword" Liu Ting crosses the Yalu River with 5,000 Southern Chinese reinforcements[46] | |
22 June | Xie Yongzu and Yu Yihuan negotiate with Konishi Yukinaga at Nagoya[54] | |
June | The Japanese retreat to 17 fortresses on Korea's southern coast and the allied army makes camp at Uiryeong and Changnyeong[55] | |
27 July | Siege of Jinju (1593): The Japanese conduct a massacre at Jinju[56] | |
1 September | Hideyoshi Toyotomi gives the order to withdraw 40,000 troops from Korea.[57] | |
16 September | Most of the Ming army departs from Korea, leaving a garrison force of 16,000[58] | |
24 October | Seonjo of Joseon returns to Hanseong[59] |
1594
Year | Date | Event |
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1594 | April | Yi Sun-sin destroys 39 Japanese ships[60] |
December | All Ming soldiers are withdrawn from Korea[57] |
1596
Year | Date | Event |
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1596 | 22 October | Negotiations break down as Hideyoshi Toyotomi realizes the Ming and Joseon envoys aren't in Japan to show obeisance to the greatness of Nippon civilization[61] |
1597
Year | Date | Event |
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1597 | 1 March | Katō Kiyomasa lands at Jukdo with 10,000 men[62] |
2 March | Konishi Yukinaga arrives at Busan with 7,000 men[62] | |
12 April | Yi Sun-sin is arrested and replaced by Won Gyun[63] | |
16 May | Yi Sun-sin is released from prison[64] | |
June | Yang Yuan crosses the Yalu River with 3,000 soldiers[65] | |
31 July | Won Gyun leads a fleet east from Hansando but returns after meeting a small squadron of Japanese ships at Geoje[66] | |
July | Yang Yuan reaches Namweon[67] | |
15 August | Ma Gui arrives at Hanseong with 1,000 troops[68] | |
17 August | Won Gyun takes the entire fleet and sails east to Busan[66] | |
20 August | Battle of Chilcheollyang: The Korean fleet is repelled near Busan[69] | |
28 August | Battle of Chilcheollyang: Nearly the entire Korean fleet is destroyed, Won Gyun and I Eokgi are both killed[69] | |
August | Total Japanese forces in Korea reach 141,900[62] | |
11 September | Ukita Hideie marches west from Busan with a force of 49,600[70] | |
13 September | Yi Sun-sin is reinstated[71] | |
23 September | Siege of Namwon: A Japanese army of 50,000 lays siege to Namweon[72] | |
26 September | Siege of Namwon: The Japanese take Namweon[73] | |
The Japanese take Hwangseoksan[74] | ||
28 September | Yi Sun-sin arrives at Hoeryeong[75] | |
30 September | The Japanese take Jeonju[74] | |
4 October | Yang Yuan retreats to Hanseong[74] | |
8 October | Yi Sun-sin scares off an advance Japanese scout party at Oranpo[75] | |
16 October | Battle of Jiksan: The Japanese advance north is checked by Ming forces and forced to retreat[76] | |
17 October | The Japanese take Oranpo but are repelled at Jindo[77] | |
24 October | 200 Japanese ships approach Oranpo[77] | |
26 October | Battle of Myeongnyang: The Japanese fleet is repelled by Yi Sun-sin[78] | |
23 November | Ma Gui arrives at Jeonju[79] |
1598
Year | Date | Event |
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1598 | 26 January | Yang Hao, Ma Gui, and Gwon Yul meet at Gyeongju, forming an army of 50,000[80] |
29 January | Siege of Ulsan: The allied army lays siege to Ulsan[81] | |
19 February | Siege of Ulsan: The allies fail to take Ulsan and retreat, suffering heavy casualties[82] | |
23 May | Yi Sun-sin leads his ships to establish base at Gogeum[83] | |
May | Chen Lin arrives at Tongjak with the Ming fleet[84] | |
26 June | Toyotomi Hideyoshi orders the withdrawal of half his troops from Korea[81] | |
July | Liu Ting arrives at Hanseong with 20,000 troops[85] | |
12 August | Yang Hao leaves Hanseong to face charges against him in Beijing[86] | |
17 August | Chen Lin arrives at Gogeum and joins with Yi Sun-sin[87] | |
18 September | Hideyoshi Toyotomi dies[88] | |
19 October | Siege of Suncheon: Allied forces lay siege to Suncheon[89] | |
October | Second Siege of Ulsan: Allied forces lay siege to Ulsan[90] | |
2 November | Second Siege of Ulsan: Allied forces retreat from Ulsan[91] | |
Siege of Suncheon: Allied forces retreat from Suncheon[92] | ||
6 November | Battle of Sacheon (1598): Allied forces lay siege to Sacheon[93] | |
11 November | Battle of Sacheon (1598): Allied forces are forced to retreat from Sacheon[94] | |
16 December | Battle of Noryang: The Japanese fleet is defeated by Yi Sun-sin[95] | |
24 December | The last Japanese ships leave Korea[96] |
See also
- List of battles during the Japanese invasions of Korea (1592–1598)
- List of naval battles during the Japanese invasions of Korea (1592–1598)
- Military history of Korea
- Naval history of Korea
- Military history of Japan
- Military history of China (pre-1911)
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