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The Wanli Emperor Dispatches Troops to Aid Korea

Type Event Region East Asia Time 1592–1598

After Toyotomi Hideyoshi invaded Korea in 1592, the Wanli Emperor agreed to Korea's request for aid, sending troops under Zu Chengxun across the Yalu…

Timeline

  1. 1592Busanpo · Joseon dynastyToyotomi Hideyoshi ordered Konishi Yukinaga and others to land Japanese forces at Busan, rapidly capturing Seoul and other cities; the Korean royal court fled north, and war engulfed the peninsula.
  2. 1592Forbidden City, Beijing · ZhiliJoseon's King Seonjo sent envoys to Ming seeking help; after court deliberation, the Wanli Emperor decided to dispatch troops to protect a vassal state and check Japan's northward advance threatening Liaodong.
  3. 1592Yalu River · LiaodongThe Ming ordered Zu Chengxun and others to lead several thousand troops across the Yalu River from Liaodong into Korea, fighting alongside Korean forces; despite an initial defeat, this formally opened the Ming's large-scale intervention in the war.

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