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Hideyoshi's invasions of Korea (view source)
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*''Japanese:'' 朝鮮出兵 ''(Chôsen Shuppei)''
*''Japanese:'' 朝鮮出兵 ''(Chôsen Shuppei)''
*''Korean:'' 壬辰倭乱 ''(The Japanese war of the Imjin Year--Imjin 壬辰 is a [[Year dates|cyclic year date]])''
*''Korean:'' 壬辰倭乱 ''(Imjin waeran)''
[[Toyotomi Hideyoshi]] commanded two unsuccessful invasions of Korea, one in [[1592]]-[[1593]], and one in [[1597]]-[[1598]].
==Naming==
In Japanese, the invasions of Korea are generally known respectively as ''Bunroku no eki'' 文禄の役 and ''Keichô no eki'' 慶長の役 after the ''[[nengo|nengô]]'', or imperial reign eras, in which they occurred.
The invasions are named similarly in Korean, where they are known collectively as ''Imjin Waeran'', or individually as the Imjin and Jeongyu Waeran, Imjin 壬辰 and Jeongyu 丁酉 being the [[Japanese_calendar#Cyclic_Dates|cyclical year designations]], respectively, corresponding roughly with 1592 and 1597.
A number of terms are used in English, including "Imjin War," an adaptation of the Korean term. Perhaps the most common, however, is not any standardized and concise name for the conflict, but rather lengthier descriptive phrases, chiefly variations on "Hideyoshi's invasions of Korea" or "the Japanese invasions of Korea of the 16th century."
==First Invasion (Bunroku no eki)==
==First Invasion (Bunroku no eki)==