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Battle of Pyongyang

Battle of Pyongyang was a battle fought on 23 August 1592 at Pyongyang Castle, in what is now North Korea. It was part of First Japanese Invasion of Korea, which ran from 1592 to 1593. The recorded result: Japanese victory. Recorded strength: 20,000 against 3,000–6,000.

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Battle of Pyongyang (1592): The Japanese army repelling the Ming Dynasty's mercenaries in the early Edo Period, recorded in the literature about the life of Toyotomi Hideyoshi
Battle of Pyongyang (1592): The Japanese army repelling the Ming Dynasty's mercenaries in the early Edo Period, recorded in the literature about the life of Toyotomi Hideyoshi. Ehon Taikoki., Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought23 August 1592
WherePyongyang Castle, North Korea39.036N, 125.754E
OutcomeJapanese victory
Belligerents20px Toyotomi JapanagainstMing dynasty China
Casualties and losses?and3,000
Part ofFirst Japanese Invasion of Korea1592 to 1593

Where it sits in First Japanese Invasion of Korea

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27 placed engagements of First Japanese Invasion of Korea in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date23 August 1592
PlacePyongyang Castle, North Korea
39.036N, 125.754E
KindBattle, early modern
Strength20,0003,000–6,000
Casualties and losses?3,000
Commanders
  • Shi Ru
Battle of PyongyangBattle of PyongyangBattle of PyongyangSiege of PyongyangSiege of PyongyangBattle of Pyongyang (1950)Battle of SunchonBattle of PyongyangBattle of SunchonWonsanSinuijuNampoHamhungHaejuChongjuOngjinPyongsan100 km39.036N, 125.754E
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Contested ground: this site was fought over 5 times between 1592 and 1950.

In the same war

Elsewhere in 1592

Battle of Pyongyang is one of 1,390 engagements of the 16th century in the atlas and one of 45 in present-day North Korea.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q21060235, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Pyongyang (1592), revision 1370586834, 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.