# Hideyoshi invades Korea (1592)

URL: https://history-japan.com/timeline/1592-hideyoshi-invades-korea
Location: Japan
Categories: battle

Japanese armies invaded Korea as Hideyoshi pursued ambitions extending toward Ming China. Korean resistance, naval warfare and Ming intervention prevented lasting conquest. Renewed invasion in 1597 prolonged the destruction before Japanese forces withdrew after Hideyoshi’s death in 1598.

Ruler at the time: [Toyotomi Hideyoshi](https://history-japan.com/rulers/toyotomi-hideyoshi)

## Sources
- [en.wikipedia.org](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_invasions_of_Korea_(1592–1598))