Battle of Pyongyang (1592)

Battle of Pyongyang
Part of the Japanese invasions of Korea (1592–1598)

Battle of Pyongyang (1592): The Japanese army repelling the Ming Dynasty's mercenaries
Date23 August 1592
Location
Pyeongyang
Result Japanese victory
Belligerents
Toyotomi Japan Ming dynasty China
Commanders and leaders
Konishi Yukinaga Zu Chengxun
Shi Ru †
Strength
20,000[1] 3,000-6,000[2][3][4]
Casualties and losses
? 3,000[2]

The Battle of Pyongyang was a military engagement in 1592, as part of the 1592–1598 Japanese invasions of Korea. On 23 August 1592 a Ming force of 6,000 under Zu Chengxun and Shi Ru attacked Japanese-occupied Pyeongyang and was defeated.[2]

  1. ^ Swope 2009, p. 330.
  2. ^ a b c Hawley 2005, p. 243.
  3. ^ Turnbull 2008, p. 53.
  4. ^ Swope 2009, p. 124.