Siege of Jinju (1592)
The first siege of Jinju was one of two battles during the Japanese invasions of Korea – the first in 1592, and the second in 1593. The first siege attempt by the Japanese failed, leaving the Koreans holding the fortress. The second siege of Jinju was successful, and it fell to the Japanese.
| First siege of Jinju | |||||||
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| Part of Japanese invasions of Korea | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Japanese Seventh Division | Korean army, citizens | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Ukita Hideie Hosokawa Tadaoki Hosokawa Genbanojoe Kato Mitsuyasu Hasegawa Hidekazu Kimura Shigekore Shinzo Naosada Kasuya Takenori Ota Kazuyosi Motosima Matasaburo † Taguchi Yasuke † Yonemoto Sugejiro † Ikuda Ubee † |
Kim Si-min † Gwak Jaeu Kim Seong-il Yi Gwang-ak Seong Su-gyeong Choi Dak-ryang Shim Dae-seung Kim Jun-min Jeong Gi-ryong Im Gye-yeong Choi Gyeong-hoe Yu Sung-in † | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 30,000 |
3,800 soldiers 2,200+ irregulars 170 muskets | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 10,300+ dead | less than 1,000 | ||||||
Location within South Korea | |||||||
| Siege of Jinju | |
| Hangul | 진주대첩 |
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| Hanja | 晋州大捷 |
| Revised Romanization | Jinju Daecheop |
| McCune–Reischauer | Chinchu Taech'ŏp |
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