Japan's Korea War: Second Invasion (1596-1598)

Japanese invasions of Korea (The Imjin War)
The Japanese landing on Busan.
Date 1592 - 1598 Location Korean peninsula Result Japanese withdrawal
Combatants
Korea under the Joseon Dynasty , China under the Ming Dynasty, Jianzhou Jurchens	Japan under Toyotomi Hideyoshi
Commanders
Korea: King Seonjo Prince Gwanghae Yi Sun-sin†, Gwon Yul, Yu Seong-ryong, Yi Eok-gi†, Won Gyun†, Kim Myeong-won, Yi Il, Shin Rip†, Gwak Jae-woo, Kim Shi-Min† China: Li Rusong† (pr.), Li Rubai, Ma Gui (pr.), Qian Shi-zhen, Ren Ziqiang, Yang Yuan, Zhang Shijue, Chen Lin	Toyotomi Hideyoshi, Katō Kiyomasa, Konishi Yukinaga, Kuroda Nagamasa, Todo Takatora, Katō Yoshiaki, Mōri Terumoto, Ukita Hideie, Kuki Yoshitaka, So Yoshitoshi, Kobayakawa Takakage, Wakizaka Yasuharu, Kurushima Michifusa†
Strength
Korea: 40,000 Korean Army, (at the beginning) at least 22,600 Korean volunteers and insurgents China: 1st.(1592–1593) over 150,000 2nd.(1597–1598) over 100,000	1st.(1592–1593) About 160,000 2nd.(1597–1598) About 140,000
Casualties
Korea: Unknown China: over 30,000	total 100,000 (est.)

Japanese invasions of Korea (1592-1598)
Busan – Tadaejin – Tongnae – Sangju – Ch'ungju – Okpo – 1st Sacheon – Imjin River – Dangpo – Danghangpo – Hansando – Pyongyang – Chonju – Haejongchang – Busan – Jinju – Pyeongyang – Byokchekwan – Haengju – Jinju – Busan – Hwawangsan – Chilchonryang – Namwon – Myeongnyang – Ulsan – 2nd Sacheon – Noryang Point

Korean Name
Hangul:	임진왜란 / 정유재란
Hanja:	壬辰倭亂 / 丁酉再亂
Revised Romanization:	Imjin waeran / Jeong(-)yu jaeran
McCune-Reischauer:	Imjin waeran / Chŏng'yu chaeran
Japanese Name
Japanese:	文禄の役 / 慶長の役
Hepburn Romaji:	Bunroku no Eki/ Keichō no Eki
Chinese Name
Traditional Chinese:	壬辰衛國戰爭(萬曆朝鮮之役)
Simplified Chinese:	壬辰卫国战争(万历朝鲜之役)
Hanyu Pinyin:	Rénchén Wèiguó Zhànzhēng (Wànlì Cháoxiǎn Zhīyì)

The Japanese invasions of Korea (1592–1598) refers to two invasions of Korea by Japan in those years, and to the resulting conflicts on the Korean Peninsula.