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The Japanese invasions of Korea, commonly known as the Imjin War, involved two separate yet linked invasions: an initial invasion in 1592 (Korean: 임진왜란; Hanja: 壬辰倭亂), a brief truce in 1596, and a second invasion in 1597 (정유재란; 丁酉再亂). The conflict ended in 1598 with the withdrawal of Japanese forces [1][20] from ...
The Mimizuka (耳塚, "Ear Mound" or "Ear Tomb"), which was renamed from Hanazuka (鼻塚, "Nose Mound"), [1] [2] [3] is a monument in Kyoto, Japan.It is dedicated to the sliced noses of killed Korean soldiers and civilians, [4] [5] [6] as well as those of Ming Chinese troops, [7] taken as war trophies during the Japanese invasions of Korea from 1592 to 1598.
It first made Korea a protectorate with the Japan–Korea Treaty of 1905, and then ruled the country indirectly through the Japanese Resident-General of Korea. After forcing the Korean Emperor Gojong to abdicate in 1907, Japan then formally colonized Korea with the Japan–Korea Treaty of 1910.
The First Sino-Japanese War(25 July 1894 – 17 April 1895) or the First China–Japan Warwas a conflict between the Qing dynastyand the Empire of Japanprimarily over influence in Korea.[2] After more than six months of unbroken successes by Japanese land and naval forces and the loss of the port of Weihaiwei, the Qing government sued for ...
Haengju Daecheop. McCune–Reischauer. Haengchu Taech'ŏp. The Koreans used the hwacha for concentrated fire against the Japanese. The Battle of Haengju took place on 14 March 1593 during the 1592–1598 Japanese invasion of Korea. The Japanese attack failed to overcome Haengju fortress.
Myŏngnyang Taech'ŏp. In the Battle of Myeongnyang, on October 26, 1597, the Korean Joseon Kingdom's navy, led by Admiral Yi Sun-sin, fought the Japanese navy in the Myeongnyang Strait, near Jindo Island, off the southwest corner of the Korean Peninsula. With only 13 ships remaining from Admiral Won Gyun 's disastrous defeat at the Battle of ...
Type 3 Ho-Ni III tank destroyer. The Type 3 Ho-Ni III (三式砲戦車 ホニIII, San-shiki hōsensha) gun tank was a tank destroyer and self-propelled artillery of Imperial Japanese Army in World War II. The Type 3 Ho-Ni III superseded the Type 1 Ho-Ni I and its variant the Type 1 Ho-Ni II in production.
Japan took control of Korea with the Japan-Korea Annexation Treaty of 1910. When Japan was defeated in World War II, Soviet forces took control of the North, and American forces took control of the South, with the 38th parallel as the agreed-upon dividing. South Korea was independent as of August 15, 1945, and North Korea as of September 9, 1945.