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Shen Weijing

Ming negotiator who conducted the peace talks with Konishi Yukinaga, deceiving both courts; executed when they failed

Where they went

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1592Ming Enters the Wardiplomat
Ming sent troops at Joseon’s request. Zu Chengxun’s first force was beaten at Pyongyang in July; while Shen Weijing bought time, Li Rusong crossed the Yalu with over 40,000 men in December.
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1593 – 1596Peace Talksdiplomat
Shen Weijing of Ming and Konishi Yukinaga of Japan spent over three years arranging a peace that hid each side’s terms from the other; it collapsed in 1596, and Japan invaded again the next year (the Jeongyu War).

King Seonjo1552 – 1608
Fourteenth king of Joseon; fled to Uiju and asked Ming for help
Zu Chengxun
Ming general who led the first Ming relief force and was defeated at Pyongyang in July 1592
Li Rusong1549 – 1598
Ming general who led the relief army and retook Pyongyang with Joseon forces
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