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

Pre-war
YearDateEvent
1544Wokou raid Saryang-jin[1]
1555Wokou raid Joseon[1]
1583I Sunsin defeats a Jurchen force near the Tumen River[2]
1587I Sunsin is demoted to a common soldier after annoying I Il[2]
Toyotomi Hideyoshi sends an insulting letter to the Joseon court[3]
1588Toyotomi Hideyoshi sends envoys asking the Joseon court to aid them in invading the Ming dynasty[4]
1589Toyotomi 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]
15904 AugustSiege of Odawara (1590): The Later Hōjō clan is defeated and most of the northern daimyō submit without a fight[6]
AugustJoseon envoys arrived in Japan[7]
1591MarchEnvoys return to Joseon and refuse to aid Japan in invading the Ming dynasty[8]
8 MarchI Sunsin 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]
1592AprilThe Japanese army assembles at Nagoya[10]

1592
YearDateEvent
159223 MayThe Japanese First Division under Konishi Yukinaga and Sō Yoshitoshi arrive at Busan[11]
24 MaySiege of Busanjin: Japanese First Division takes Busan[12]
Battle of Dadaejin: Japanese First Division takes a neighboring coastal fort[12]
25 MaySiege of Dongnae: Japanese First Division takes Dongnae[12]
26 MayJapanese First Division takes Yangsan and Miryang[13]
28 MayJapanese First Division takes Daegu[13]
Japanese Second Division under Katō Kiyomasa arrives in Busan and takes Ulsan, Gyeongju, Yeongcheon, Sinnyeong, and Gumi[14]
29 MayJapanese Third Division under Kuroda Nagamasa arrives west of Busan and takes Gimhae before heading north[14]
3 JuneBattle of Sangju: Japanese First Division takes Sangju[15]
4 JuneJapanese Third Division takes Cheongju[16]
5 JuneJapanese First and Second divisions meet up at Mungyeong[15]
6 JuneBattle of Chungju: Japanese First Division takes Chungju[17]
8 JuneGwanghae is installed as prince[18]
9 JuneThe Joseon royal family departs from Hanseong and the city descends into chaos[18]
11 JuneKatō Kiyomasa's Second Division crosses the Han River[19]
12 JuneJapanese First Division takes Hanseong and the Second Division arrives a few hours later[19]
13 JuneI Sunsin's fleet of 39 warships depart from Yeosu[20]
14 JuneI Sunsin arrives at Dangpo to rendezevouz with Won Gyun, who doesn't show up[20]
15 JuneWon Gyun arrives at Dangpo with 4 warships and together they depart for Geoje[20]
16 JuneKuroda Nagamasa's Third Division and Ukita Hideie's Eighth Division arrive at Hanseong while the other five divisions have landed at Busan[19]
I Sunsin's fleet reaches Okpo where they find Japanese ships at anchor[20]
The Joseon royal family arrives at Pyeongyang[21]
17 JuneBattle of Okpo: I Sunsin 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 JuneI Sunsin arrives back at Yeosu[22]
7 JulyBattle of Imjin River (1592): The Korean defense is defeated and the three vanguard Japanese divisions cross the river and take Gaeseong[23]
8 JulyBattle of Sacheon (1592): I Sunsin destroys more than 12 large Japanese ships at Sacheon[24]
9 JulyBattle of Dangpo: I Sunsin defeats a fleet of 21 Japanese warships[24]
12 JulyBattle of Danghangpo: I Sunsin's fleet destroys 26 Japanese ships[24]
16 JulyKonishi Yukinaga arrives at the Daedong River and Kuroda Nagamasa joins him a few days later[25]
18 JulyThe Korean fleet dissolves and each commander heads back to their respective ports to recuperate[26]
19 JulySeonjo of Joseon departs from Pyeongyang and heads for Yeongbyeon[27]
24 JulySiege of Pyongyang (1592): Japanese First and Third divisions take Pyeongyang[27]
26 JulySeonjo of Joseon meets a token force of 1,000 from the Ming dynasty at Gwaksan[28]
30 JulySeonjo of Joseon arrives at Uiju with Tai Zhaobian and Shi Ru[29]
JulyGwak 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 AugustGo Gyeong-myeong dies in a failed attack on Japanese held Geumsan[31]
8 AugustThe Ming dynasty decides to dispatch troops to Joseon[28]
10 AugustI Eokgi joins with I Sunsin at Yeosu to practice naval formations[32]
12 AugustI Sunsin and I Eokgi rendezvous with Won Gyun at Noryang[33]
14 AugustBattle of Hansan Island: I Sunsin, I Eokgi, and Won Gyun defeat a Japanese fleet[34]
15 AugustBattle of Hansan Island:I Sunsin, 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 AugustBattle of Pyongyang (1592): Zhao Chengxun and Shi Ru attack Pyeongyang and are defeated[35]
AugustGim Cheonil entrenches himself on Ganghwa Island[36]
6 SeptemberBattle of Cheongju: Jo Heon takes Cheongju[16]
12 SeptemberKonishi Yukinaga heads to Hanseong to discuss future defense plans with Ukita Hideie[35]
22 SeptemberJo Heon attacks Geumsan and dies and the monk Yeonggyu follows up soon after and dies as well[37]
29 SeptemberI Sunsin and I Eokgi set sail from Yeosu with a reconstructed fleet of 166 ships and Won Gyun joins them the day after[38]
3 OctoberKuroda Nagamasa fails to take Yeonan[37]
4 OctoberI Sunsin's fleet reaches Nakdong River[39]
A 50-day armistice is signed by Shen Weijing at Pyeongyang[40]
5 OctoberBattle of Busan (1592): I Sunsin's fleet bombards the Japanese fleet and destroys 130 ships before retreating[39]
6 OctoberThe Wanli Emperor sends an edict to Seonjo of Joseon stating his support for driving out the Japanese[35]
I Sunsin's fleet is disbanded and he returns home for resupplies[39]
Kuroda Nagamasa fails to take Yeonan again[37]
12 OctoberBak Jin retakes Gyeongju[41]
OctoberHamgyong 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 NovemberSiege of Jinju (1592): Japanese Seventh Division fails to take Jinju[42]
23 DecemberShen 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 DecemberKonishi 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
YearDateEvent
15935 JanuaryWu Weizhong leads 5,000 men across the Yalu River[44]
26 JanuaryLi Rusong's army of 35,000 reaches the Yalu River[45]
6 FebruarySiege 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 FebruarySiege of Pyongyang (1593): Konishi Yukinaga's First Division retreats from Pyeongyang, ending the siege[47]
17 FebruaryKonishi Yukinaga's remaining men reache Hanseong[48]
19 FebruaryLi Rusong takes Gaeseong[48]
22 FebruaryKatō Kiyomasa and Nabeshima Naoshige's Second Division depart from Anbyeon and make their way back to Hanseong[48]
27 FebruaryBattle of Byeokjegwan: The Ming army's advance towards Hanseong is repelled[49]
8 MarchI Sunsin leaves for Geoje where he and Won Gyun rendezvous[50]
9 MarchI Eokgi joins I Sunsin and Won Gyun[50]
14 MarchBattle of Haengju: The Japanese fail to take Haengju on the Han River[51]
20 MarchI Sunsin destroys 10 Japanese vessels near Ungchon[50]
24 MarchI Sunsin attacks Ungchon and releases five Korean prisoners[50]
3 MayI Sunsin returns to Yeosu[52]
7 MayLi Rusong returns to Gaeseong[52]
18 MayThe Japanese abandon Hanseong[53]
19 MayThe Ming army retakes Hanseong[51]
May"Big Sword" Liu Ting crosses the Yalu River with 5,000 Southern Chinese reinforcements[46]
22 JuneXie Yongzu and Yu Yihuan negotiate with Konishi Yukinaga at Nagoya[54]
JuneThe Japanese retreat to 17 fortresses on Korea's southern coast and the allied army makes camp at Uiryeong and Changnyeong[55]
27 JulySiege of Jinju (1593): The Japanese conduct a massacre at Jinju[56]
1 SeptemberHideyoshi Toyotomi gives the order to withdraw 40,000 troops from Korea.[57]
16 SeptemberMost of the Ming army departs from Korea, leaving a garrison force of 16,000[58]
24 OctoberSeonjo of Joseon returns to Hanseong[59]

1594
YearDateEvent
1594AprilI Sunsin destroys 39 Japanese ships[60]
DecemberAll Ming soldiers are withdrawn from Korea[57]

1596
YearDateEvent
159622 OctoberNegotiations 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
YearDateEvent
15971 MarchKatō Kiyomasa lands at Jukdo with 10,000 men[62]
2 MarchKonishi Yukinaga arrives at Busan with 7,000 men[62]
12 AprilI Sunsin is arrested and replaced by Won Gyun[63]
16 MayI Sunsin is released from prison[64]
JuneYang Yuan crosses the Yalu River with 3,000 soldiers[65]
31 JulyWon Gyun leads a fleet east from Hansando but returns after meeting a small squadron of Japanese ships at Geoje[66]
JulyYang Yuan reaches Namweon[67]
15 AugustMa Gui arrives at Hanseong with 1,000 troops[68]
17 AugustWon Gyun takes the entire fleet and sails east to Busan[66]
20 AugustBattle of Chilcheollyang: The Korean fleet is repelled near Busan[69]
28 AugustBattle of Chilcheollyang: Nearly the entire Korean fleet is destroyed, Won Gyun and I Eokgi are both killed[69]
AugustTotal Japanese forces in Korea reach 141,900[62]
11 SeptemberUkita Hideie marches west from Busan with a force of 49,600[70]
13 SeptemberI Sunsin is reinstated[71]
23 SeptemberSiege of Namwon: A Japanese army of 50,000 lays siege to Namweon[72]
26 SeptemberSiege of Namwon: The Japanese take Namweon[73]
The Japanese take Hwangseoksan[74]
28 SeptemberI Sunsin arrives at Hoeryeong[75]
30 SeptemberThe Japanese take Jeonju[74]
4 OctoberYang Yuan retreats to Hanseong[74]
8 OctoberI Sunsin scares off an advance Japanese scout party at Oranpo[75]
16 OctoberBattle of Jiksan: The Japanese advance north is checked by Ming forces and forced to retreat[76]
17 OctoberThe Japanese take Oranpo but are repelled at Jindo[77]
24 October200 Japanese ships approach Oranpo[77]
26 OctoberBattle of Myeongnyang: The Japanese fleet is repelled by I Sunsin[78]
23 NovemberMa Gui arrives at Jeonju[79]

1598
YearDateEvent
159826 JanuaryYang Hao, Ma Gui, and Gwon Yul meet at Gyeongju, forming an army of 50,000[80]
29 JanuarySiege of Ulsan: The allied army lays siege to Ulsan[81]
19 FebruarySiege of Ulsan: The allies fail to take Ulsan and retreat, suffering heavy casualties[82]
23 MayI Sunsin leads his ships to establish base at Gogeum[83]
MayChen Lin arrives at Tongjak with the Ming fleet[84]
26 JuneToyotomi Hideyoshi orders the withdrawal of half his troops from Korea[81]
JulyLiu Ting arrives at Hanseong with 20,000 troops[85]
12 AugustYang Hao leaves Hanseong to face charges against him in Beijing[86]
17 AugustChen Lin arrives at Gogeum and joins with I Sunsin[87]
18 SeptemberHideyoshi Toyotomi dies[88]
19 OctoberSiege of Suncheon: Allied forces lay siege to Suncheon[89]
OctoberSecond Siege of Ulsan: Allied forces lay siege to Ulsan[90]
2 NovemberSecond Siege of Ulsan: Allied forces retreat from Ulsan[91]
Siege of Suncheon: Allied forces retreat from Suncheon[92]
6 NovemberBattle of Sacheon (1598): Allied forces lay siege to Sacheon[93]
11 NovemberBattle of Sacheon (1598): Allied forces are forced to retreat from Sacheon[94]
16 DecemberBattle of Noryang: The Japanese fleet is defeated by I Sunsin[95]
24 DecemberThe last Japanese ships leave Korea[96]

See also

References
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  2. Turnbull 2008, p. 16.
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  4. Hawley 2005, p. 89.
  5. Turnbull 2008, p. 9.
  6. Turnbull 2008, p. 14.
  7. Hawley 2005, p. 93.
  8. Hawley 2005, p. 96.
  9. Turnbull 2008, p. 17.
  10. Hawley 2005, p. 110.
  11. Swope 2009, p. 89.
  12. Turnbull 2008, p. 10.
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  18. Hawley 2005, p. 167.
  19. Hawley 2005, p. 170.
  20. Hawley 2005, p. 188.
  21. Hawley 2005, p. 211.
  22. Hawley 2005, p. 191.
  23. Hawley 2005, p. 220.
  24. Hawley 2005, p. 204.
  25. Hawley 2005, p. 224.
  26. Hawley 2005, p. 207.
  27. Hawley 2005, p. 227.
  28. Hawley 2005, p. 243.
  29. Hawley 2005, p. 231.
  30. Hawley 2005, p. 268.
  31. Hawley 2005, p. 271.
  32. Hawley 2005, p. 232.
  33. Hawley 2005, p. 235.
  34. Hawley 2005, p. 239.
  35. Hawley 2005, p. 246.
  36. Hawley 2005, p. 275.
  37. Hawley 2005, p. 282.
  38. Hawley 2005, p. 249.
  39. Hawley 2005, p. 250.
  40. Hawley 2005, p. 253.
  41. Hawley 2005, p. 285.
  42. Hawley 2005, p. 290.
  43. Hawley 2005, p. 303.
  44. Turnbull 2008, p. 54.
  45. Hawley 2005, p. 304.
  46. Hawley 2005, p. 337.
  47. Turnbull 2008, p. 61.
  48. Hawley 2005, p. 311.
  49. Hawley 2005, p. 314.
  50. Hawley 2005, p. 326.
  51. Turnbull 2008, p. 63.
  52. Hawley 2005, p. 330.
  53. Swope 2009, p. 170.
  54. Hawley 2005, p. 347.
  55. Hawley 2005, p. 341.
  56. Turnbull 2008, p. 71.
  57. Hawley 2005, p. 365.
  58. Swope 2009, p. 177.
  59. Hawley 2005, p. 369.
  60. Hawley 2005, p. 376.
  61. Hawley 2005, p. 412.
  62. Hawley 2005, p. 436.
  63. Hawley 2005, p. 425.
  64. Hawley 2005, p. 430.
  65. Hawley 2005, p. 439.
  66. Hawley 2005, p. 446.
  67. Hawley 2005, p. 443.
  68. Hawley 2005, p. 465.
  69. Hawley 2005, p. 450.
  70. Hawley 2005, p. 455.
  71. Swope 2009, p. 240.
  72. Hawley 2005, p. 457.
  73. Hawley 2005, p. 458.
  74. Hawley 2005, p. 462.
  75. Hawley 2005, p. 468.
  76. Hawley 2005, p. 467.
  77. Hawley 2005, p. 471.
  78. Hawley 2005, p. 475.
  79. Hawley 2005, p. 487.
  80. Hawley 2005, p. 491.
  81. Hawley 2005, p. 500.
  82. Hawley 2005, p. 495.
  83. Hawley 2005, p. 503.
  84. Hawley 2005, p. 507.
  85. Hawley 2005, p. 510.
  86. Hawley 2005, p. 518.
  87. Hawley 2005, p. 514.
  88. Hawley 2005, p. 517.
  89. Hawley 2005, p. 528.
  90. Swope 2009, p. 268.
  91. Hawley 2005, p. 533.
  92. Hawley 2005, p. 531.
  93. Swope 2009, p. 269.
  94. Swope 2009, p. 270.
  95. Hawley 2005, p. 538.
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