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Siege of Pyongyang

Siege of Pyongyang was a siege conducted on 6 February 1593 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: Ming China-Joseon victory; Japanese retreat from Pyeongyang. Recorded strength: 15,000–30,000 against Ming; 43,000; 200+ cannons; 34237; Joseon; 10,000; 4,200 monks.

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Chinese cavalry and infantry attacking the walls of Pyongyang in 1593, from a Chinese painted screen in the Hizen-Nagoya castle museum
Chinese cavalry and infantry attacking the walls of Pyongyang in 1593, from a Chinese painted screen in the Hizen-Nagoya castle museum. Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.

Record

Date6 February 1593
PlacePyongyang Castle, North Korea
39.030N, 125.730E
Part ofFirst Japanese Invasion of Korea (1592 to 1593)
KindSiege, early modern
ResultMing China-Joseon victory; Japanese retreat from Pyeongyang
BelligerentsJapanMing dynasty; Joseon
CommandersKonishi Yukinaga; Matsuura Shigenobu; Sō YoshitoshiMing; Li Rusong; Li Rubai; Song Yingchang; Zhang Shijue; Yang Yuan; Zu Chengxun; Wu Weizhong; Luo Shangzhi; Zha Dashou; Joseon; Yi Il; Hyujeong; Gim Eungso
Strength15,000–30,000Ming; 43,000; 200+ cannons; 34237; Joseon; 10,000; 4,200 monks
Casualties and losses1,300–1,700 killed in combat; 5,000 died from fires; 6,000 drownedMing; 796 killed; 1,492 wounded; Joseon; 600+
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Siege of Pyongyang is one of 831 engagements of the 16th century in the atlas and one of 30 in present-day North Korea.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q14475856, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Pyongyang (1593), revision 1370744614, 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.