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Siege of Busan

Siege of Busan was a siege conducted on 24 May 1592 at Busanjinseong, in what is now South Korea; it lasted 1 day. It was part of First Japanese Invasion of Korea, which ran from 1592 to 1593. The recorded result: Japanese victory. Recorded strength: 16,700 against 20,000.

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Japanese Siege of Busanjin (1592)
Japanese Siege of Busanjin (1592). Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought24 May 1592lasted 1 day
WhereBusanjinseong, South Korea35.163N, 129.053E
OutcomeJapanese victory
BelligerentsToyotomi JapanagainstJoseon Korea
Casualties and losses?and1,200–8,500 killed Including civillian; 200 captured
Part ofFirst Japanese Invasion of Korea1592 to 1593

Where it sits in First Japanese Invasion of Korea

Battle of Yonan, 1592Siege of Yeongwon, 1592Battle of Geumsan, 1592Siege of Dongnae, 1592Battle of Ch'ungju, 1592Battle of Okpo, 1592Siege of Busan, 1592Battle of Dadaejin, 1592Battle of Sangju, 1592Battle of Imjin River, 1592Battle of Sacheon, 1592Battle of Dangpo, 1592Battle of Danghangpo, 1592Battle of Yongin, 1592Siege of Pyongyang, 1592Battle of Gyeongju Castle, 1592Battle of Kumachi, 1592Battle of Hansan Island, 1592Battle of Pyongyang, 1592Battle of Cheongju, 1592Battle of Pyongyang, 1592Siege of Jinju, 1592Battle of Kumaura, 1593Battle of Bald Shiroyama Castle, 1593Siege of Pyongyang, 1593Siege of Haengju, 1593Siege of Jinju, 159315921593Siege of Busan, 1592
27 placed engagements of First Japanese Invasion of Korea in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date24 May 1592
to 25 May 1592
PlaceBusanjinseong, South Korea
35.163N, 129.053E
KindSiege, early modern
Strength16,70020,000
Casualties and losses?1,200–8,500 killed Including civillian; 200 captured
Commanders
  • Chŏng Pal
Siege of BusanSiege of BusanBattle of Korea StraitSiege of DongnaeBattle of Pusan PerimeterBattle of DadaejinBattle of OkpoSiege of DongnaeBattle of OkpoDaejeonDaeguUlsanPohangJeonjuYeosuGyeongju100 km35.163N, 129.053E
The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Contested ground: this site was fought over 3 times between 1592 and 1950.

In the same war

Elsewhere in 1592

Siege of Busan is one of 1,390 engagements of the 16th century in the atlas and one of 113 in present-day South Korea.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q497046, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Busanjin, revision 1384829457, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.