World at War / Conflicts / Recorded History
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Imjin War — Japanese Invasions of Korea
1592–1598
East Asia
Status: ended
Casualties: ~1 million Korean civilians; tens of thousands of soldiers
Hideyoshi's bid for empire. Admiral Yi Sun-sin's turtle ships shattered the Japanese supply line; Ming armies stalemated the war on land. Hideyoshi's death in 1598 ended the campaign. Korea took a century to recover.
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Belligerents
- Toyotomi Hideyoshi's Japan
- Joseon Korea (Yi Sun-sin)
- Ming China
Casualties
~1 million Korean civilians; tens of thousands of soldiers
From World at War, an interactive atlas by Jairus Pereira.
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