Atlas of Battles

contested ground, 5 engagements

Pyongyang Castle: contested ground

The ground around Pyongyang Castle was fought over 5 times between 1592 and 1950: 3 battles and 2 sieges, in 3 different wars. All 5 recorded sites lie within a few kilometres of one another.

Siege of PyongyangBattle of PyongyangSiege of PyongyangBattle of Pyongyang (1950)Battle of PyongyangBattle of PyongyangWonsanSinuijuNampoDandongHamhungZhuangheHaejuChongju200 km39.030N, 125.740E
5 engagements within a few kilometres, coloured by era; the ringed mark is the most widely documented.

In time order

Siege of Pyongyang, 1592Battle of Pyongyang, 1592Siege of Pyongyang, 1593Battle of Pyongyang, 1894Battle of Pyongyang (1950), 195015921950
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceWar
19 July 1592Siege of PyongyangPyongyang CastleFirst Japanese Invasion of Korea
23 August 1592Battle of PyongyangPyongyang CastleFirst Japanese Invasion of Korea
6 February 1593Siege of PyongyangPyongyang CastleFirst Japanese Invasion of Korea
15 September 1894Battle of PyongyangPyongyangFirst Sino-Japanese War
20 October 1950Battle of Pyongyang (1950)PyongyangKorean War

Contested ground is computed: recorded sites within six kilometres of one another, three or more engagements, in more than one war or across more than fifty years. Coordinates are those recorded in Wikidata and can be approximate.