When Korean Culture Flourished

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Mention is made of the Imjin War, 1592-1598.

Two Japanese invasions of Korea and subsequent battles on the Korean peninsula took place from 1592 to 1598. Toyotomi Hideyoshi led the newly unified Japan into the first invasion (1592-1593) with the professed goal of conquering Korea, the Jurchens, and Ming Dynasty China.^[7] The second invasion (1594-1596) was aimed rather solely as a retaliatory offensive against the Koreans.^[7] The invasions are also known as Hideyoshi's invasions of Korea, the Seven Year War (in reference to its span) and the Imjin War (Hangul: 임진왜란 - lit. Japanese Invasion of the Imjin Year), in reference to the "Imjin" year of the sexagenary cycle in Korean.^[8] The Japanese name of the war means, "Joseon Campaign"; and the Chinese, "the Eastern Pacification".^[9]