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Encyclopedia > Siege of Namwon
The Siege of Namwon
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The Siege of Namwon, by Kawakami Hisakuni(川上久國)
Conflict: Seven-Year War
Date: August 13th-16th, 1597(according to Lunar calendar)
Place: Namwon,North Jeolla
Outcome: Japanese victory
Combatants
Japanese Left Army Korean Garrison
Commanders
Ukita Hideie
Konishi Yukinaga
Shimazu Yoshihiro		 Yang Yuan(Ming)
Yi Pok-nam†
Yi Chun-won†
Shin Ro†
Kim Kyung-no†
Strength
ca. 56800 Ming : 3,000 men
Korean : 1,300 men
and civilians
Casualties
Unknown 3,726 (Jap. accounts)
10,000 (in total from Kor. accounts)

{{Campaignbox The Seven-Year War was the conflict from 1592 to 1598 on the Korean peninsula, following two successive Japanese invasions of Korea. ... Namwon (Namwon-si) is a city in North Jeolla Province, South Korea. ... North Jeolla is a province in the southwest of South Korea. ... Composition Japanese Left Army under the rule of Ukita Hideie, consisted mainly of the former First division led by Konishi Yukinaga, the Fourth Division led by Shimazu Yoshihiro and the Eight Division led by Ukita Hideie Ukita Hideie (宇喜多秀家) - 10000 men Konishi Yukinaga (小西行長) - 7000 men So Yoshitomo (宗義智) - 1000 men Matsuura Shigenobu... Ukita Hideie (宇喜多秀家, 1573-1655) was the daimyo of Bizen and Mimasaka provinces (modern Okayama Prefecture), and one of the council of five regents appointed by Toyotomi Hideyoshi. ... Konishi Yukinaga (小西 行長 Konishi Yukinaga, born 1555 and died November 6, 1600) was a Japanese Kirishitan (Christian) daimyo under Toyotomi Hideyoshi. ... Shimazu Yoshihiro (島津義弘; August 21, 1535-August 30, 1619) is the second son of Shimazu Takahisa and younger brother of Shimazu Yoshihisa. ...

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Contents


Background

The Forces :

Chinese-Korean forces

    • Ming-Chinese forces 3,000 men:
      Yang Yuan
    • Korean forces 1,300 (?) men:

Yi Pok-nam
Yi Ch'un-won
Shin Ho
Kim Kyung-no

    • Miscellaneous :

Jung Kwi-won
Oh Ung-jung
Im Hyun
Yi Duk-hwae



Japanese besieger's forces

    • Southern sector :

Ukita Hideie (宇喜多秀家) - 10000 men Wakizaka Yasuharu
Todo Takatora
Oda Katsuyoshi

    • Western sector :

Konishi Yukinaga (小西行長) - 7000 men
So Yoshitomo (宗義智) - 1000 men
Matsuura Shigenobu (松浦鎮信) - 3000 men
Arima Harunobu (有馬晴信) - 2000 men
Omura Yoshiaki (大村喜前) - 1000 men
Goto Sumiharu (五島純玄) - 700 men

    • Northern Sector :

Kurushima Michifusa
Kato Yoshiaki
Mori Yoshinari (毛利吉成) - 2000 men
Shimazu Yoshihiro (島津義弘) - 10000 men

    • Eastern Sector :

Eleven others generals


The Battle

Aftermath

References & External Links

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