Azuchi-Momoyama Period - Military History of Japan, Japanese Invasions of Korea, Azuchi-Momoyama Period, Incident at Honn -Ji, Azuchi Castle (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 35. Chapters: Military history of Japan, Japanese invasions of Korea, Azuchi-Momoyama period, Incident at Honn -ji, Azuchi Castle, Battle of Yamazaki, Fushimi Castle, Ky sh Campaign, Hwang Yun-gil, Battle of Sendaigawa, Council of Five Elders. Excerpt: The two Japanese invasions of Korea took place from 1592 to 1598. Toyotomi Hideyoshi led the newly unified Japan into the first invasion (1592-1593) with the professed goal of conquering the Joseon Dynasty, the Jurchens, and especially Ming Dynasty China (Tenjiku, ), and Spanish Empire (Nanban, ). The second invasion (1594-1596) was aimed as a retaliatory offensive against the Ming and Joseon Dynasty's Allies. The invasions are also known as Hideyoshi's invasions of Korea, the Seven Year War (in reference to its span), the Imjin Waeran (Hangul:, Hanja: - lit. Japanese Invasion of the Imjin Year), in reference to the "Imjin ( )" year of the sexagenary cycle in Korean, and Bunroku Keich no eki (Japanese: ). The first invasion (1592-1593) is literally called the "Japanese ( -wae-) Disturbance ( -ran-) of Imjin" (1592 being an imjin year in the sexagenary cycle) in Korean. Meanwhile, the war is called Bunroku no eki in Japanese (Bunroku referring to the Japanese era under the Emperor Go-Y zei, spanning the period from 1592 to 1596). The second invasion (1597-1598) is called the "Second War of Jeong-yu" and "Keich no eki," respectively. In Japanese, the war was also called "Kara iri" (, literally "entry to China") in Edo period (17-19C) because Japan's ultimate purpose was the conquest of Ming China although the armies of Toyotomi Hideyoshi were confined to the Korean Peninsula for the duration of the war. In Chinese, the wars are referred to as the "Wanli Korean Campaign," after then reigning Chinese emperor, or the "Renchen War to Defend the Nation" ( ...