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Choe Gyeong-hoe

Army commander of Right Gyeongsang who drowned himself in the Nam River when Jinju fell in 1593

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    1593Second Siege of Jinjucommander

    On Hideyoshi’s orders to avenge the defeat of 1592, over 90,000 Japanese surrounded Jinju. It fell after nine days, and some 60,000 soldiers and townspeople inside were killed.

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    Joseon commander who fought at Ichi with Gwon Yul and was killed defending Jinju in 1593

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    Commander of the second Japanese division; captured two Korean princes in Hamgyeong and held Ulsan castle in 1597–98

  • Konishi Yukinaga1558 – 1600

    Led the first Japanese division from the Busan landing up to Pyongyang

  • Toyotomi Hideyoshi1537 – 1598

    Unified Japan and launched the invasion of Korea