Atlas of Battles

commander, 9 engagements

Battles of Katō Kiyomasa

Battles of Katō Kiyomasa

16th-century Japanese daimyo (1562-1611)

Katō Kiyomasa is recorded as a commander at 9 placed engagements in the atlas between 1581 and 1598: 4 battles, 4 sieges and 1 naval action across 3 present-day countries, most in Japan (4), South Korea (4), North Korea (1). Taken in date order, the sites lie 1,777 km apart end to end, 222 km between engagements on average. Most belong to First Japanese Invasion of Korea (3), Japanese invasions of Korea (2), Chūgoku Campaign (1).

Siege of TottoriBattle of DanghangpoSiege of JinjuSecond Siege of UlsanBattle of YamazakiBattle of ShizugatakeBattle of Komaki and NagakuteBattle of Imjin RiverSiege of UlsanBattle of YamazakiBattle of ShizugatakeBattle of Komaki and NagakuteBattle of Imjin RiverSiege of UlsanŌsakaSeoulHiroshimaBusanIncheonDaejeonGwangjuDaeguKōbeSuwon500 km36.345N, 131.857E
9 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1581: 1 engagements1582: 1 engagements1583: 1 engagements1584: 1 engagements1592: 2 engagements2 in 15921593: 1 engagements1598: 2 engagements2 in 159815811598
9 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Siege of Tottori, 1581Battle of Yamazaki, 1582Battle of Shizugatake, 1583Battle of Komaki and Nagakute, 1584Battle of Imjin River, 1592Battle of Danghangpo, 1592Siege of Jinju, 1593Siege of Ulsan, 1598Second Siege of Ulsan, 159815811598
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 3

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
April 1581Siege of TottoriTottori Castle, JapanHideyoshi victory
2 July 1582Battle of YamazakiYamazaki Castle, Japan148 km SEOda clan victory; Hideyoshi begins his consolidation of...
11 June 1583Battle of ShizugatakeShizugatake, Japan81 km NEDecisive Hideyoshi victory
1584Battle of Komaki and NagakuteKomakiyama Castle, Japan86 km SEinconclusive; Peace negotiations between Hideyoshi and...
7 July 1592Battle of Imjin RiverImjin River, North Korea972 km WJapanese victory
1592Battle of DanghangpoGoseong County, South Korea340 km SEKorean victory
21 July 1593Siege of JinjuJinju Fortress, South Korea27 km NWJapanese victory
1598Siege of UlsanUlsan Castle, South Korea121 km EJapanese victory; Withdrawal of Korean and Ming Forces
1 October 1598Second Siege of UlsanUlsan Castle, South Korea2 km WJapanese victory; Withdrawal of Ming and Korean forces

Sources and method

Commanders come from the commander fields of the English Wikipedia infoboxes of these engagements (CC BY-SA 4.0), resolved to one article each; portrait, dates and description from Wikidata (CC0) and Wikimedia Commons, Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.