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Jinju
Jinju (; ) is a city in South Gyeongsang Province, South Korea. It was the location of the first (1592) and second (1593) Sieges of Jinju by Japanese forces during the Imjin War. The Republic of Korea Air Force Education and Training Command is located in the eastern part of the city. There are cultural-historical tourist attractions in Jinju such as Jinju Fortress, the Jinju National Museum, and the Nam-gang Prehistoric Site Museum. History Jinju was an ancient city of Goryeonggaya in the Gaya Era. This city was called 'Geoyeolseong' of Baekje during the Three Kingdom Era, and was called 'Geoyeolju', 'Cheongju', and 'Gangju' during the Unified Silla Era. Name of this city was changed into 'Jinju' for the first time in 940, the 23rd year of King Taejo of the Goryeo Dynasty. It became 'Jinju-mok', one of 12 moks (local administrative units in Goryeo and Joseon Dynasty) in the 2nd year of King Seongjong (983). The second siege of Jinju during the Japanese invasion of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Imjin War
The Imjin War () was a series of two Japanese invasions of Korea: an initial invasion in 1592 also individually called the "Imjin War", a brief truce in 1596, and a second invasion in 1597 called the Chŏngyu War (). The conflict ended in 1598 with the withdrawal of Japanese forces from the Korean Peninsula after a military stalemate in Korea's southern provinces. The invasions were launched by Toyotomi Hideyoshi with the intent of conquering the Korean Peninsula and China proper, which were ruled by the Joseon and Ming dynasty, Ming dynasties, respectively. Azuchi–Momoyama period, Japan quickly succeeded in occupying large portions of the Korean Peninsula, but the contribution of reinforcements by the Ming, "(Korean) war minister Yi Hang-bok pointed out that assistance from China was the only way Korea could survive." as well as the disruption of Japanese supply fleets along the western and southern coasts by the Joseon Navy, "His naval victories were to prove decisive in t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Siege Of Jinju (1592)
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. Military strength Joseon * Kim Si-min – 3,700 soldiers * Yi Gwang-ak – 100 soldiers * Gwak Jaeu – 200 irregulars * Choi Gyeong-hoe, Im Gye-yeong – 2,000 irregulars Total 3,800 soldiers and 2,200 irregulars Japan *Ukita Hideie – 10,000 soldiers * Hosokawa Tadaoki – 3,500 soldiers * Hasegawa Hidekazu – 5,000 soldiers * Kimura Shigekore – 3,500 soldiers * Kato Mitsuyasu – 1,747 soldiers * Shinzo Naosada – 300 soldiers * Kasuya Takenori – 200 soldiers * Ota Kazuyosi – 160 soldiers Total 30,000 soldiers Background Jinju Fortress was an important city fortress that guarded the inways to Jeolla province. Ukita Hideie and Hosokawa Tadao ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Siege Of Jinju (1593)
The second siege of Jinju was a battle during 1593 in Hideyoshi's invasions of Korea at Jinju Fortress. It occurred from 20 July to 27 July and ended in the massacre of the entire garrison and a substantial portion of the population. The Second Battle of Jinju became the origin of the Uwajima Ushi-oni Festival in Uwajima, Ehime Prefecture, Japan. Background Toyotomi Hideyoshi was determined to take Jinju after the previous Japanese failure to take the city.Turnbull, Stephen. 2002, p. 67 Konishi Yukinaga informed Ming military advisor Shen Weijing of Kato's intent to attack and told him that it was merely a face-saving gesture rather than a new offensive. Shen advised the Korean military to avoid Jinju and let the Japanese destroy it. Kim Chŏn-il did not heed Shen's advice and brought his militia along with Korean military personnel led by Hwang Jin, a righteous army led by Ko Chong-hu, and others into Jinju, intending to defend it from Kato. Not knowing where the Japane ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nongae
Nongae or Ju Nongae (; 1574–1593) was a gisaeng of Jinju during the Joseon period of Korea. A popular legend tells the story of her Suicide attack, sacrificial assassination of the Japanese general Kida Magobee, Keyamura Rokusuke. Biography Nongae was born in Jeolla Province during the late 16th century Joseon Dynasty. She was born into the Sinan Joo clan, Sinan Ju clan. Her father was Ju Dal-mun (), who was a Jinsa scholar, and her mother, of whom we only know her family name, Park, was from the Miryang Park clan. Nongae was a late-born child to the couple, whose son, Ju Dae-ryong (), died at the age of 15 from a disease. In 1578, her father died at the age of 40 and she was entrusted to the care of her uncle Ju Dal-mu () who lived in a house in Anui-hyeon in Gyeongsang Province (present day Hamyang County, South Gyeongsang Province). Nongae's uncle attempted to have her married to a man named Kim Bu-ho () in exchange for 50 sacks of rice. When Lady Park heard and lear ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
