2. Japanese Unification Oda Nobunaga Tokugawa Ieyasu Utilized ruthless force, military skill and firearms from Europe to unite most of Honshu. He was betrayed and killed in 1580. Utilized military and political skill to limit the power of the Daimyos. 1603 - Granted title of Shogun, unified Japan and ended the era of “sengoku.” Toyotomi Hideyoshi Utilized great military skill and diplomacy to pacify resisting Daimyos. He became military master of Japan by 1590 and died in 1598.
3. Japanese Invasion Hideyoshi wanted to attack China not only because of his vast ego, but also to maintain control of the Daimyo. His rule was based on the sharing of spoils, especially land, among the powerful samurai lords that comprised Hideyoshi's power base. By 1592, land was a scarce commodity in Japan, and Hideyoshi needed to assault his neighbors in order to appease his supporters. Now that I have united Japan, my goal is to take over Ming China and then India! Who does Hideyoshi attack in order to get to Ming China?
4. The Imjin War 1592-1598 Korean officials did not believe that Japan would invade and refused to give Hideyoshi’s army access to China. The peaceful Joseon Dynasty was not prepared for Japan’s invasion of 160,000 troops and the entire peninsula was quickly overtaken in two months. Japan’s Ashiguru army had superior numbers, training, and utilized muskets! The Joseon King fled to the North and all hope seemed to be lost!
5. The Imjin War 1592-1598 Chinese troops were sent to defend Korea but were no more than uniformed thugs masquerading as soldiers. One mark of military success in sixteenth century China was how many heads soldiers could take in battle. During the Imjin War, badly led and poorly trained Chinese troops often beheaded innocent Korean civilians in order to drive up their head counts to win favor with Beijing. Fun Fact!
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7. Battle of Hansando The Crane Wing Formation Yi Sun-sin’s navy sank 47 enemy ships and captured 12. Only 14 ships escaped! This Victory cut Japan off from their troops in Korea and quickly led to Japan’s exit of the peninsula! Battle of Hansando July 8 th , 1592 Film Clip start at 1:57
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9. Results of Imjin War Tokugawa Ieyasu Died in 1598, essentially ending the war. The Japanese did not occupy Korea but the war left them in ruins. Tokugawa took over power and focused on consolidating power in Japan. However, Japan benefitted from the Korean scholars, craftsmen, medicine makers, gold smelters, potters, and printers that were taken as captives. The war reaffirmed the Ming's status as the supreme military power in East Asia and affirmed Chinese willingness to aid in the protection of its tributary/suzerain states. However, costs left them vulnerable to Manchus. Toyotomi Hideyoshi
Editor's Notes
Nobunaga slaughtered thousands of monks and villagers at the Buddhist monastery at Mount Hiei. 1573, deposed last Ashikaga shogun. Killed in 1580 – betrayed by General and burned in Kyoto Temple.
For Korea, this conflict was more devastating than any other event in its history. Reduction of arable land to sixty-six percent of the prewar total greatly hurt Korea's mainly agricultural economy; famine, disease, and rebellions ran rampant in Korea. Significant losses of historical archives, cultural and scientific artifacts, and skilled artisans marked the decline of Korean science
