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Siege of Suncheon 1598

Siege of Suncheon: Tenshukaku Suncheon
Image: war correspondent artist of Ming assistant force, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Recorded location from Wikidata; battle sites are often approximate.

Key facts

Year1598Wikidata P580 (start time)
EraEarly modern (1500–1799)derived from year
LocationSouth KoreaNatural Earth (modern borders)
ContinentAsiaNatural Earth
Coordinates34.9075, 127.5810Wikidata P625

About the battle

The siege of Suncheon or siege of Japanese fortress was an unsuccessful Korean and Chinese Allied Forces attempt to capture Suncheon Japanese Castle late in the Japanese invasions of Korea (1592–1598).

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Location

34.9075, 127.5810 · South Korea

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