− | The breakdown of peace negotiations with the Joseon Court led to Hideyoshi launching a second invasion in 1597. Some 140,000 warriors were sent to Korea in 1597/2.<ref>Akamine, 61.</ref> | + | The breakdown of peace negotiations with the Joseon Court led to Hideyoshi launching a second invasion in 1597. Some 140,000 warriors were sent to Korea in 1597/2.<ref name=akamine61>Akamine, 61.</ref> |
− | In [[1598]], a Shimazu force of several thousand defeated a Ming force ten times its size in the [[battle of Sacheon]]. Later that year, Shimazu forces played a prominent role in the naval [[battle of Noryang]], in which the Korean admiral Yi Sun-sin was killed.<ref name=shimazu/> Nevertheless, the invasion was ultimately terminated and abandoned following the death of Hideyoshi, who had remained in Japan throughout, later that year. | + | In [[1598]], a Shimazu force of several thousand defeated a Ming force ten times its size in the [[battle of Sacheon]]. Later that year, Shimazu forces played a prominent role in the naval [[battle of Noryang]], in which the Korean admiral Yi Sun-sin was killed.<ref name=shimazu/> Nevertheless, the invasion was ultimately terminated and abandoned following the death of Hideyoshi, who had remained in Japan throughout, in 1598/8. Japanese troops were completely withdrawn from Korea by the end of that year.<ref name=akamine61/> |