Japanese invasions of Korea 1592–1598

Ming dynasty, Joseon dynasty ⚔ Toyotomi clan

Key battles

• Siege of Busan (1592)
• Battle of Sangju (1592)
• Siege of Dongnae (1592)
• Siege of Haengju (1593)

Who lived through the Japanese invasions of Korea

Well-known people alive during 1592–1598:

• William Shakespeare (1564–1616) — English playwright and poet (1564–1616)
• Galileo Galilei (1564–1642) — Italian polymath (1564–1642)
• Miguel de Cervantes (1547–1616) — Spanish novelist, poet, and playwright (1547-1616)
• Elizabeth I of England (1533–1603) — Queen of England and Ireland from 1558 to 1603
• Francis Bacon (1561–1626) — English philosopher and statesman (1561–1626)
• Johannes Kepler (1572–1630) — German mathematician and astronomer (1571–1630)
• Peter Paul Rubens (1577–1640) — Flemish painter (1577–1640)
• Akbar (1542–1605) — the third and greatest Mughal emperor from 1556 to 1605
• Thomas Hobbes (1588–1679) — English philosopher (1588–1679)
• Giordano Bruno (1548–1600) — Italian Dominican friar, philosopher and mathematician (1548–1600)
• Lope de Vega (1562–1635) — Spanish playwright and poet (1562-1635)
• Tycho Brahe (1546–1601) — Danish astronomer and alchemist, 1546–1601
• Francis Drake (1540–1596) — English sailor and privateer (c. 1540 – 1596)
• El Greco (1541–1614) — Greek artist, painter, sculptor and architect (1541–1614)
• Caravaggio (1571–1610) — Italian painter (1571–1610)
• Philip II of Spain (1527–1598) — King of Spain, Portugal, Naples and Sicily; King consort of England, lived 1527-1598
• Armand-Jean du Plessis, duc de Richelieu (1585–1642) — French clergyman, cardinal, noble and statesman (1585-1642)
• Henry IV of France (1553–1610) — King of Navarre from 1572 to 1610 and King of France from 1589 to 1610 (1553-1610)
• John Donne (1572–1631) — English poet and cleric (1572-1631)
• Shah Jahan (1592–1666) — the fifth Mughal Emperor from 1628 to 1658
• John Amos Comenius (1592–1670) — Czech teacher, educator, philosopher and writer (1592-1670)
• James VI and I (1566–1625) — King of Scotland from 1566 to 1625, King of England and Ireland from 1603 to 1625
• Torquato Tasso (1544–1595) — Italian poet (1544–1595)
• Hugo Grotius (1583–1645) — Dutch jurist and scholar (1583-1645)
• William Harvey (1578–1657) — English physician (1578-1657)

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