NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Jinju

Jinju is a city in South Gyeongsang Province, South Korea. It was the location of the first (1592) and second (1593) Sieges of Jinju by Japanese forces during the Seven-Year War. This is a copyrighted and/or trademarked logo. ... Hangul is the native alphabet used to write the Korean language, as opposed to the hanja system borrowed from China. ... Hanja, or hanmun, sometimes translated as Sino-Korean characters, are what Chinese characters (hanzi) are called in Korean. ... The Revised Romanization of Korean is the official Korean language romanization system in South Korea. ... McCune-Reischauer romanization is one of the two most widely used Korean language romanization systems, along with the Revised Romanization of Korean, which replaced (a modified) McCune-Reischauer as the official romanization system in South Korea in 2000. ... Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ... 2002 (MMII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. ... Image File history File links Made from Maps of Korea. ... Administrative divisions of South Korea South Korea is divided into 1 Special City (Teukbyeolsi), 6 Metropolitan Cities (Gwangyeoksi), and 9 Provinces (Do). ... South Gyeongsang is a province in the southeast of South Korea. ... Combatants Japanese army Korean army,citizens Commanders Hosokawa Tadaoki Kim Shi-Minâ€ , Kwak Jae Woo Strength 30,000 soldiers 3,800 soldiers,and citizens Casualties Unknown Unknown The First Siege of Jinju was a battle in 1592 between Korean and Japanese forces during the Seven-Year War. ... The Second Siege of Jinju was a battle during 1593 in the Seven-Year War at Jinju Fort, Korea, between Japan and Korea. ... The Seven-Year War was the conflict from 1592 to 1598 on the Korean peninsula, following two successive Japanese invasions of Korea. ...

See also

This is a list of Wikipedia articles on Korea-related people, places, things, and concepts. ... Map of South Korea The largest cities in South Korea have self-governing status equivalent to that of provinces. ...

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ial:Categories&article=Jinju" title="Special:Categories">Categories: South Gyeongsang | Cities in South Korea Map of South Gyeongsang, South Korea From german Wikipedia, created by User:Kokiri File links The following pages link to this file: South Gyeongsang Jinhae Changwon Geoje Gimhae Jinju Masan Miryang Sacheon Tongyeong Yangsan Changnyeong County Geochang County Goseong County (South Gyeongsang) Hadong County Haman County Hapcheon County Hamyang County... Changwon(ì°½ì›) is a city in and the capital of South Gyeongsang Province in South Korea. ... Changwon(ì°½ì›) is a city in and the capital of South Gyeongsang Province in South Korea. ... Geoje is a city located in South Gyeongsang province, just off the coast of the port city of Busan, South Korea. ... Gimhae, also commonly referred to as Kimhae, is a city in South Gyeongsang Province, South Korea. ... Jinhae is a city in South Gyeongsang Province, South Korea. ... Masans Flag Masan is a city in South Gyeongsang Province, South Korea. ... Miryang is a city in South Gyeongsang Province, South Korea. ... Sacheon is a city in South Gyeongsang Province, South Korea. ... Tongyeong is a city in South Gyeongsang Province, South Korea. ... Yangsan is a city in South Gyeongsang Province, South Korea. ... Changnyeong County (Changnyeong-gun) is a county in South Gyeongsang Province, South Korea. ... Geochang County (Geochang-gun) is a county in South Gyeongsang Province, South Korea. ... Goseong County (Goseong-gun) is a county in South Gyeongsang Province, South Korea. ... Hadong County (Hadong-gun) is a county in South Gyeongsang Province, South Korea. ... Haman County (Haman-gun) is a county in South Gyeongsang Province, South Korea. ... Hamyang County (Hamyang-gun) is a county in South Gyeongsang Province, South Korea. ... Hapcheon County (Hapcheon-gun) is a county in South Gyeongsang Province, South Korea. ... Namhae County (Namhae-gun) is a county in South Gyeongsang Province, South Korea. ... Sancheong County (Sancheong-gun) is a county in South Gyeongsang Province, South Korea. ... Uiryeong County (Uiryeong-gun) is a county in South Gyeongsang Province, South Korea. ...