Siege of Jinju (1592)

First siege of Jinju
Part of Japanese invasions of Korea
Date November 8–13, 1592 (Gregorian Calendar); October 5–10, 1592 (Lunar Calendar) Location Jinju Fortress, Korea 35°11′20″N 128°04′37″E / 35.189°N 128.077°E / 35.189; 128.077 Result Korean victory
Belligerents
Japanese Seventh Division	Korean army, citizens
Commanders and leaders
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 [1] 2,200+ irregulars[1] 170 muskets
Casualties and losses
10,300+ dead	less than 1,000
class=notpageimage| Location within South Korea

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.^[2]