Siege of Pyongyang (1593)

Siege of Pyongyang
Part of the Japanese invasions of Korea (1592-1598)
Chinese cavalry and infantry attacking the walls of Pyongyang in 1593, from a Chinese painted screen in the Hizen-Nagoya castle museum
Date 6–8 February 1593 Location Pyongyang Result Ming China-Joseon victory Japanese retreat from Pyeongyang
Belligerents
Japan	Ming dynasty Joseon
Commanders and leaders
Konishi Yukinaga Matsuura Shigenobu Sō Yoshitoshi	Ming Li Rusong Li Rubai Song Yingchang Zhang Shijue Yang Yuan Zu Chengxun Wu Weizhong Luo Shangzhi Zha Dashou Joseon Yi Il Hyujeong Gim Eungso
Strength
15,000–30,000[1][2]	Ming 43,000[2] 200+ cannons[3] Joseon 10,000[2] 4,200 monks[2]
Casualties and losses
1,300–1,700 killed in combat[4] 5,000 died from fires[4] 6,000 drowned[4]	Ming 796 killed[5] 1,492 wounded[5] Joseon 600+[6]

The siege of Pyongyang was a military conflict fought between the allied Ming-Joseon army and the Japanese First Division under Konishi Yukinaga. The battle ended in victory for the allies but a successful retreat from Pyeongyang by the remaining Japanese in the night of 8 February 1593.^[4]