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Timeline of the Japanese invasions of Korea (1592–1598)

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Year	Date	Event
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]
1587		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]
1590	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]

Year	Date	Event
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]
	24 May	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]
	28 May	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]
	15 August	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]
	4 October	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]
	October	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]

Year	Date	Event
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]
	6 February	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]

Year	Date	Event
1594	April	Yi Sun-sin destroys 39 Japanese ships^[60]
1594	December	All Ming soldiers are withdrawn from Korea^[57]

Year	Date	Event
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]
	26 September	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]

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Timeline of the Japanese invasions of Korea (1592–1598)

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Year	Date	Event
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]
	2 November	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]