Siege of Jinju (1592)
| 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 Sŏngil 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 | ||||||
| Siege of Jinju | |
| Hangul | 진주대첩 |
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| Hanja | 晋州大捷 |
| Revised Romanization | Jinju Daecheop |
| McCune–Reischauer | Chinchu Taech'ŏp |
The first siege of Jinju was one of the major land battles during the Imjin War – the first occurred during the fall of 1592, and the second one in spring of 1593. The siege ended in a Korean victory and prevented the Japanese advance into Southwestern Korea. It was followed up by the second siege of Jinju the next year.