Atlas of Battles

commander, 13 engagements

Battles of Konishi Yukinaga

Battles of Konishi Yukinaga

Japanese daimyō who served Toyotomi Hideyoshi (1558-1600)

Konishi Yukinaga is recorded as a commander at 13 placed engagements in the atlas between 1585 and 1600: 4 battles, 7 sieges and 2 naval actions across 3 present-day countries, most in South Korea (7), North Korea (4), Japan (2). Taken in date order, the sites lie 2,618 km apart end to end, 218 km between engagements on average. Most belong to First Japanese Invasion of Korea (7), Japanese invasions of Korea (1), Second Japanese Invasion of Korea (1).

Siege of Ōta CastleBattle of Imjin RiverSiege of PyongyangBattle of PyongyangSiege of PyongyangBattle of ChilcheollyangSiege of NamwonSiege of SuncheonSiege of DongnaeBattle of SangjuSiege of HaengjuBattle of NoryangBattle of SekigaharaSiege of DongnaeBattle of SangjuSiege of HaengjuBattle of NoryangBattle of SekigaharaŌsakaPyongyangHiroshimaNagoyaIncheonKyotoDaejeonGwangjuWonsanDaegu500 km36.632N, 131.096E
13 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1585: 1 engagements1592: 5 engagements5 in 15921593: 2 engagements1597: 2 engagements1598: 2 engagements1600: 1 engagements15851600
13 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Siege of Ōta Castle, 1585Siege of Dongnae, 1592Battle of Sangju, 1592Battle of Imjin River, 1592Siege of Pyongyang, 1592Battle of Pyongyang, 1592Siege of Pyongyang, 1593Siege of Haengju, 1593Battle of Chilcheollyang, 1597Siege of Namwon, 1597Siege of Suncheon, 1598Battle of Noryang, 1598Battle of Sekigahara, 160015851600
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
1585Siege of Ōta CastleŌta Castle, JapanSiege succeeds; Toyotomi victory
15 April 1592Siege of DongnaeDongnaeeupseong Fortress, South Korea567 km WJapanese victory
1592Battle of SangjuSangju, South Korea158 km NWJapanese victory
7 July 1592Battle of Imjin RiverImjin River, North Korea202 km NWJapanese victory
19 July 1592Siege of PyongyangPyongyang Castle, North Korea161 km NWJapanese victory
23 August 1592Battle of PyongyangPyongyang Castle, North Korea2 km EJapanese victory
6 February 1593Siege of PyongyangPyongyang Castle, North Korea2 km WMing China-Joseon victory; Japanese retreat from Pyeongyang
14 March 1593Siege of HaengjuHaengjusanseong, South Korea186 km SEJoseon victory
27 August 1597Battle of ChilcheollyangChilcheonnyang Strait, South Korea346 km SEJapanese victory
23 September 1597Siege of NamwonNamwon-eupseong Fortress, South Korea126 km NWJapanese victory
19 October 1598Siege of SuncheonSuncheon Castle, South Korea59 km SJapanese victory
16 December 1598Battle of NoryangQ12590340, South Korea27 km EJoseon and Ming victory; End of the Imjin War
21 October 1600Battle of SekigaharaSekigahara, Japan782 km EEastern army victory

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, Utagawa Yoshiiku, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.