Atlas of Battles

commander, 8 engagements

Battles of Kuroda Nagamasa

Battles of Kuroda Nagamasa

daimyo during the late Azuchi-Momoyama and Early Edo Period; 1st lord of Fukuoka, 1568 to 1623

Kuroda Nagamasa is recorded as a commander at 8 placed engagements in the atlas between 1592 and 1600: 4 battles and 4 sieges across 3 present-day countries, most in South Korea (4), North Korea (3), Japan (1). Taken in date order, the sites lie 1,803 km apart end to end, 258 km between engagements on average. Most belong to Japanese invasions of Korea (7).

Battle of YonanBattle of JiksanBattle of Gifu CastleBattle of Imjin RiverSiege of PyongyangSiege of HaengjuSiege of JinjuSiege of UlsanBattle of Imjin RiverSiege of PyongyangSiege of HaengjuSiege of JinjuSiege of UlsanŌsakaHiroshimaNagoyaIncheonKyotoDaejeonGwangjuDaeguKōbeNampo500 km37.109N, 131.256E
8 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1592: 3 engagements3 in 15921593: 2 engagements1597: 1 engagements1598: 1 engagements1600: 1 engagements15921600
8 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Battle of Yonan, 1592Battle of Imjin River, 1592Siege of Pyongyang, 1592Siege of Haengju, 1593Siege of Jinju, 1593Battle of Jiksan, 1597Siege of Ulsan, 1598Battle of Gifu Castle, 160015921600
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 1

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
1592Battle of YonanYonan County, North KoreaJoseon victory
7 July 1592Battle of Imjin RiverImjin River, North Korea53 km EJapanese victory
19 July 1592Siege of PyongyangPyongyang Castle, North Korea161 km NWJapanese victory
14 March 1593Siege of HaengjuHaengjusanseong, South Korea186 km SEJoseon victory
21 July 1593Siege of JinjuJinju Fortress, South Korea290 km SEJapanese victory
16 October 1597Battle of JiksanSouth Korea199 km NWMing victory
1598Siege of UlsanUlsan Castle, South Korea240 km SEJapanese victory; Withdrawal of Korean and Ming Forces
30 September 1600Battle of Gifu CastleGifu Castle, Japan674 km ETokugawa victory

Sources and method

Commanders come from the commander fields of the English Wikipedia infoboxes of these engagements (CC BY-SA 4.0), resolved to one article each; portrait, dates and description from Wikidata (CC0) and Wikimedia Commons, 不明。, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.