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Siege of Suncheon

Siege of Suncheon was a siege conducted on 19 October 1598 at Suncheon Castle, in what is now South Korea; it lasted 14 days. It was part of Japanese invasions of Korea, which ran from 1592 to 1598. The recorded result: Japanese victory. Recorded strength: Ming; 13,600; Joseon; 10,000; Naval forces; 20,000 men; Total; 43,600 against Total; 15,000; 500 Ships.

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順天城の天守（『征倭紀功図巻』より）. war correspondent artist of Ming assistant force, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought19 October 1598lasted 14 days
WhereSuncheon Castle, South Korea34.907N, 127.581E
OutcomeJapanese victory
BelligerentsJoseon and Ming dynastiesagainstJapanese army
Casualties and losses>800and?
Part ofJapanese invasions of Korea1592 to 1598

Where it sits in Japanese invasions of Korea

Battle of Yonan, 1592Siege of Yeongwon, 1592Battle of Geumsan, 1592Siege of Dongnae, 1592Battle of Ch'ungju, 1592Battle of Okpo, 1592Siege of Busan, 1592Battle of Dadaejin, 1592Battle of Sangju, 1592Battle of Imjin River, 1592Battle of Sacheon, 1592Battle of Dangpo, 1592Battle of Danghangpo, 1592Battle of Yongin, 1592Siege of Pyongyang, 1592Battle of Gyeongju Castle, 1592Battle of Kumachi, 1592Battle of Hansan Island, 1592Battle of Pyongyang, 1592Battle of Cheongju, 1592Battle of Pyongyang, 1592Siege of Jinju, 1592Battle of Kumaura, 1593Battle of Bald Shiroyama Castle, 1593Siege of Pyongyang, 1593Siege of Haengju, 1593Siege of Jinju, 1593Battle of Hwangseoksanseong Fortress, 1597Second Japanese Invasion of Korea, 1597Battle of Chilcheollyang, 1597Siege of Namwon, 1597Battle of Jiksan, 1597Battle of Myeongnyang, 1597Siege of Ulsan, 1598First Siege of Ulsan, 1598Battle of Jeolido, 1598Second Siege of Ulsan, 1598Siege of Suncheon, 1598Battle of Sacheon, 1598Battle of Noryang, 159815921598Siege of Suncheon, 1598
40 placed engagements of Japanese invasions of Korea in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date19 October 1598
to 2 November 1598
PlaceSuncheon Castle, South Korea
34.907N, 127.581E
KindSiege, early modern
StrengthMing; 13,600; Joseon; 10,000; Naval forces; 20,000 men; Total; 43,600Total; 15,000; 500 Ships
Casualties and losses>800?
Commanders
Siege of SuncheonSiege of SuncheonBattle of NoryangHadong AmbushBattle of SacheonBattle of SacheonSiege of JinjuHadong AmbushSiege of JinjuDaeguUlsanPohangJeonjuYeosuMokpoGunsanGyeongju100 km34.907N, 127.581E
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Siege of Suncheon is one of 1,470 engagements of the 16th century in the atlas and one of 128 in present-day South Korea.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q623621, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Suncheon, revision 1377924693, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.