Death of Toyotomi Hideyoshi and the Japanese Withdrawal

Timeline

1. 1598Fushimi Castle · JapanToyotomi Hideyoshi died at Fushimi Castle after a long illness, still preoccupied with the war in Korea on his deathbed. The five regents, including Tokugawa Ieyasu, decided to keep the death secret and continue directing the expedition in Hideyoshi's name to prevent a collapse of morale.
2. 1598Osaka Castle · JapanThe Toyotomi regime concealed Hideyoshi's death for nearly two months while the expeditionary force remained in southern Korea. In November the death was announced and a full withdrawal ordered; Konishi Yukinaga and others led the remnants off the Gyeongsang coast.
3. 1598Noryang Strait · South KoreaThe retreating Japanese fleet was ambushed by Ming-Korean allied forces in the Noryang Strait; after three days of fierce fighting the remnants barely crossed back home. The seven-year invasion of Korea was thus completely ended, and the Toyotomi regime was gravely weakened.