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Siege of Pyongyang
1593 CE · Pyongyang, Korea
Quick Facts
- Year
- 1593 CE
- Location
- Pyongyang, Korea
- Era
- ⛩️ East Asia
- Difficulty
- hard

The Siege of Pyongyang was a decisive battle during the Imjin War in which a combined Ming Chinese and Korean force of over 40,000 recaptured the city from Japanese occupation. Ming general Li Rusong led the assault with cannon and infantry, overwhelming the Japanese garrison under Konishi Yukinaga. The liberation of Pyongyang marked the first major allied victory of the war and began the Japanese retreat from northern Korea.
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The Siege of Pyongyang was one of the first battles where Ming Chinese firearms, including early rockets and grenades, were used on a large scale against Japanese forces armed with matchlock muskets.
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