Battle of Pyongyang | |||||||
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Part of the Japanese invasions of Korea (1592–1598) | |||||||
Battle of Pyongyang (1592): The Japanese army repelling the Ming Dynasty's mercenaries | |||||||
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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] |
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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]