Imjin War

The Imjin War was a conflict from 1592 to 1598 in which Japan invaded Joseon Korea in two campaigns, ultimately driven out by Korean and Ming forces.

Japanese invasions of Korea (1592–1598): The two Japanese military campaigns that invaded Joseon Korea between 1592 and 1598. These campaigns form the war’s central sequence, from the initial landing to the renewed invasion.
Yi Sun-sin: A Joseon admiral celebrated for naval victories against Japanese forces during the Imjin War. His fleet challenged Japanese control of coastal supply routes.
Sengoku period: A period of civil war and political fragmentation in Japan, conventionally dated from the mid-fifteenth to late sixteenth century. Its wars preceded Hideyoshi’s unification and the overseas military ambitions that followed.
Seven-Year War: A common international name for the 1592–1598 conflict between Japan, Joseon Korea, and Ming China. This name emphasizes the war’s duration and its three principal states.
Battle of Noryang: A 1598 naval battle in which Korean and Ming fleets attacked Japanese forces withdrawing from Korea. The battle marked the war’s final major engagement and inflicted heavy losses during Japan’s retreat.
Battle of Hansan Island: A 1592 naval battle in which Korean forces under Yi Sun-sin defeated a Japanese fleet. The victory disrupted Japanese plans to supply their armies by sea.
Toyotomi Hideyoshi: The Japanese warlord who unified Japan and ordered the invasions of Korea in 1592 and 1597. His expansion plans initiated both Japanese campaigns.
Unification of Japan: The late-sixteenth-century process through which Oda Nobunaga and Toyotomi Hideyoshi brought Japan under centralized rule. Unification gave Hideyoshi the military resources to launch an invasion across the sea.
Korean turtle ship: An armored Korean warship used during the Imjin War, associated especially with Admiral Yi Sun-sin. Its place in the war became central to later accounts of Korean naval resistance.
Battle of Haengju: A 1593 battle in which Korean forces under Kwon Yul repelled a Japanese attack on Haengju fortress. The victory helped secure the allied recovery of Seoul.

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