Imjin War - Beginning of the Japanese Invasion of Korea DOCUMENTARY
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- New Kings and Generals animated historical documentary series will cover the Imjin War - the Japanese invasion of Korea between 1592 and 1598, as the unification process started by Oda Nobunaga was continued by Toyotomi Hideyoshi. Japanese daimyo and samurai needed new land and so they attacked the Joseon Korea, planning to then invade Ming China. The first battles of the war were the siege of Busan and the battle of Chungju.
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*Do Mongol invasion of Russia*
The Tokugawa clan in the map at 1:29 is in the wrong position, after the unification of Japan under Hideyoshi, Tokugawa moved into Edo in the Kanto region by Hideyoshi's order. Also wondering why you put Hideyoshi in the Tokaido region, since his capital stronghold was at Osaka.
Waiting for special videos showing the interesting stories of generals like subedey,baybars,...
Would you consider doing one about the mali empire and its innovations?
Japan: UwU Ming senpai please give us Korea :)
Ming: No
Japan: b-b-baka!
"You either die a hero or live long enough to see yourself get demoted again" - Admiral Yi's situation
If only the Joseon bureaucrats weren't such corrupt and jealous fools.
Imagine that Yi has enough of that shit and joined Japan. It's good thing for Korea that he's loyal to his country no matter how many shit he has to endured.
@@MrYoyoman12345 hell, his face is on the most numerous coin, which is the 100 won
It's crazy how Yi stayed loyal to the country he was betrayed by over and over again. Almost anyone else in his situation would have defected, but he didn't. He stayed loyal, kept fighting and ended up winning an almost unwinnable war for Korea. He's truly a legend.
@@Snowcrab27 Why would he defect to Japan? Japanese ravaged his motherland and killed his third son during the war. Yi had nothing but hatred towards Japanese.
Admiral Yi; also known as Admiral Yeet the japanese fleet
He yeet the Japanese so hard he got fire
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
@@snake45aiman And then he yeeted the Japanese fleet again with less ships.
You mean Admiral "Ye need to go home Anime people"
Also known troll admiral
The Imjin War is a legendary story. Almost a perfect allegory for what destruction incompetence can bring, an epic story of how abandoned civilians sacrifice themselves to save the very country that discarded them, and of course a story of endurance, and loyalty. It's a shame not many people know it.
Even though S.Korea's nation power is growing, it's a physically small country. Also it has not been a long time since S.Korea was a country that could actually be called one.
When the people fight for their country, will the government is too incompetent or on their high horse to see the situation before them
I think it’s because the Imjin war was overshadowed by the second Japanese invasion of Korea which is more recent and much more devastating for the Korean Peninsula
Thats part of the story. But mostly it was just Yi Sun-Sin preventing the Japanese Navy from reaching the Yellow Sea, which made it impossible to resupply the Japanese troops up north. This made the entire invasion impossible. The Japanese had nothing to fear from Korean land forces. Even after the Chinese entered the war, the Japanese still won most of the land battles. It was just the Japanese inability to maintain supply lines that really undermined them.
@@JW-su9bo 셪요애스
Japan : You can't defeat me!
Korea : I know , but *HE* can.
To be continue...
He either die as a hero or live enough to be demoted again. Fortunately, fate has chosen die as hero, forever remember as National Hero of Korea.
There’s actually a conspiracy theory that he intentionally allowed himself to be shot in the last battle of the war just so he wouldn’t have to deal with political BS again.
Still waiting for the next episode.
Boooooooooo
He CAN'T NOT. Because Pyongyang and Seoul, and most of the Korean territory were capture by Japanese army ALREADY! Yi did great job to stop Japanese navy reaching capital Pyongyang on the sea but he is admiral, not general!
"My spear is bigger and your pigs are ugly!" lol
Mateus Magaldi those are fighting words!
Klaidi Rubiku I HAAAATE YOOOOOUUUUUU!
Klaidi Rubiku YOUR MOM IS SLIGHTLY OVERWEIGHT
And you have Small HANDS!
Michael Baughman DO NOT EVER TALK ABOUT MY HANDS! YOU BIG FATTY FAT FAT BOY
"KEEP BANGING THE DRUM"
-Admiral Yi Literally Everytime He Fighting The Japanese Navy
The most tearful story of admiral Yi😭
“Anyone who try to survive will die
Anyone who prepare to die will survive.”
-Admiral Yi, a day before the battle of Myeongnyang.
Em.. he must have tried to survive
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李舜臣はほとんど作り話だ
@@user-xm1ml4hb4c ㅗ 이거나 까잡숴
The Sengoku Jidai continued after the Imjin war. In fact the battle of Sekigahara can be seen as a direct result of the failure of the Imjin war as many samurai who fought in Korea would return home disgruntled against the Toyotomi regime. The Sengoku Jidai is actually considered to have ended in 1615 after the summer siege of Osaka.
Imjin war? It was not concern with Sekigahara at all. Korean is not concern with Japan at all. Sekigahawa war was just like a war between minister and minister.
Imjin was Hideyoshi idea, because Hideyoshi they lost resources, lives, and honor. So its not wrong to say because the faliure of imjin war that sekkigahara take place
@@abiekanzy7619
The reason of withdrawing from Korea why Hideyoshi died in 1598. Not by failure. Hideyoshi had purpose to occupy Ming-china, because Spain had a plan to let Japan defeat Ming-china and at last Spain wish to control Japan. But Hideyoshi was cleverer than Spain. He knew Spain's plan. Before Spain occupied Ming-china hideyoshi moved. And sent mission for what Korea make a way to Min-china with much money and return profit. But Korea could not understand what Hideyoshi wished. For only make away and rout Korea could not answer for her master Ming-china. So Hideyoshi was angry, and sent huge horde of troops to Korea in1592. But finally the battle ended suddenly for Hideyoshi died in 1598. After the war on the peninsula, Toyotomi government separated with two powers between Ishida,Mitsunari and Tokugawa, Ieyassu.
Two men were ministers of Toyotomi government. In 1600, Sekigahara
battle occurred. Korean peninsula and Sekigahara were absolutely not concern with each other. Japan and Korea were irrelevant, and as it is even now.
Kaisermuto
Because hideyoshi's strength of will and character that kept it going DESPITE the growing cost and corpse.
Even if hideyoshi survived, the best he can do is withdraw and start planning again. But that current campaign is pretty much lost since they lost control of the sea.
And because of the Imjin War, Joseon and Ming were weakened, and the Manchus were able to unify tribes during that time, and later China was conquered by the Qing Dynasty.
I can say Japan is the villain or trouble maker of east asian history.
The last Samurai: The Samurai was destroyed with Western guns
16th century History: Samurai invades Korea with muskets
Tha Last Samurai took place in the 19th century...
Tokugawa shogunate banned the production of firearms with death sentence because it gave too much power to the peasants.
As correctly depicted in the movie The Last Samurai, the rebelling Samurai deliberately choose not to use firearms. There are even some charming lines in late but traditional classical Samurai litterature such as the Hagakure, about the "ugliness" of the postures that soldiers had to take when aiming their guns. Guns were regarded as destroying the glory and traditions of the samurai.
A deliberate decision not to use firearms seems obviously stupid, but my guess is that the rebels knew that they would be defeated anyay, and their rebellion was more of a symbolical and political act and argument against the Menji restoration and other reforms of Imperial Japan.
@@thabomuso6254No, it was NOT correctly depicted in Last Samurai. Both wars TLS conflates, the Boshin War and the Satsuma Rebellion had both sides use firearms. It didn't matter that one did not like them, they were the gamechanger and not using them would have been foolish. Satsuma was even the main armory of Japan at the time.
@@ZhengIsRight thanks. I'll take your word for it unless I discover something contrary to your statements.
Neither of us are using sources, but it was a few years ago when I read about this conflict, so my memory could of course be flawed.
*Japanese ships incoming*
Korean Admiral: "Today, we cancel the apocalypse!"
Imagine if they used Zombies as soldiers. that would be poggeers but what would happen aftermaths?
The percific rim
"Your highness, I still have twelve battleships" The phrase every Korean knows
yooseon hwang Even me a Chinese and Manchurian know it. Yi Sun sin said it during the naval battle of Myeongnyang.
The greatest admiral who ever lived, even Nelson can't compete.
@@chrismorris6865 that's a rediculess statement about Nelson!
@@ashleygarnish9995 Admiral Yi not only destroyed multitudes of Japanese ships with his numerically inferior fleet but also had not a lick of naval training. Despite this, he entirely revolutionized Eastern Asian naval warfare and is one of the singular most popular national heroes today in South Korea, never losing a single ship in combat with the Japanese ships. And besides all of this Admiral Yi is practically singularly responsible for reversing the fate of Korea during the Imjin War by nearly entirely destroying Japanese supply lines and demoralizing the Japanese; he also helped to defend hundreds of peasants and commoners from Japanese slaughter. Nelson not only had naval training but didn't have nearly as much an impact on a national level as Admiral Yi. Nelson was a fantastic admiral and worth of both praise and respect but both as a naval tactician and a national hero he is outshined by Admiral Yi.
@@AAAARRRGGGGHHHHH The situation is different. It is true that Admiral Yi Sun-sin was at a great disadvantage. However, the Joseon naval forces had technological superiority.
Nelson is different. The skill level was similar across Europe, and the level of the soldiers did not differ dramatically. Even the genius Napoleon has never faced a numerical inferiority of 1:2. In particular, in the navy, where cannons are the main force, a slight numerical difference is decisive for victory or defeat, and Nelson showed his creativity and challenging spirit, breaking the standard combat method of the time.
As a Korean, I respect Yi Sun-sin. But I can't agree with the saying that Yi Sun-sin is better than Nelson. Because their environment cannot be compared with each other.
Most excellent! Not many people talk about or even know of the Imjin War. Thank you doing this and I eagerly await the next ep.!
6:50: when you list the Korean advantages as being superior shipbuilding and CANNON technology, I am reminded of a quote
"God fights for the side with the better artillery" - Napoleon Bonaparte
I am reminded of how it was the same reason the English were able to defeat the Spanish Armada.
@wong Kuto that isn't true. Artillery is still a central pillar of combined arms warfare. Tanks play a similar role to cavalry from previous eras, but there was cavalry back then too and artillery was still the dominant force on the battlefield.
barbiquearea They used weather and kept their distance from the much powerful spanish galleons,it’s as simple as that
Yes until the better artillery side is korean
@@su_morenito_1948 Also because the English were way ahead of the Spanish in naval tactics. The Spanish ships were a lot bigger and outnumbered the English navy, but they were designed in the medieval tradition of naval warfare, which by 1588 had all but become obsolete. They used their immense size for boarding and firing down on enemies with their muskets, while making little use of their cannons. The English on the other hand made their ships smaller and sleeker, while also investing in their cannons with cannon balls made of superior cast iron allowing them to hit their targets with devastating effect. The English had the weather on their side but their revolutionary naval tactics of staying the distance and blasting enemy ships with their cannons ultimately won them the day and ensured they won without losing a single ship.
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Thanks! :-)
Shut up
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im late but i agree
Wonderful!
Really, really thx for the wonderful job!
Excellent work!!!! I could watch this channel all day!
Ahh. The benefits of Patreon
I wish to take upon such luxuries in a while. For now i'm dead broke so i only play the ads to the end.
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“Yi Sun-sin is the person who I am afraid of the most, hate the most, love the most, admire and respect the most, wish to kill the most, and want to have tea together the most. “
- Wakizaka Yasuharu, General in Toyotomi’s invasion forces
That quote is from the K-drama "Immortal Admiral Yi Sun-sin," it's not an actual historical quote
@@kagenoshinobimono Maybe so, but it's still a fantastic quote and the tone is consistent with the culture of Sengoku daimyo, where a worthy adversary was often given significant respect. An example being the lethal rivalry between Takeda Shingen and Uesugi Kenshin, a conflict where thousands of loyal troops and valued commanders (even family members) were slaughtered on the battlefield, but the two warriors ultimately respected each other's prowess in war.
An honest warrior cannot help but respect an overwhelming victory won through skill and bravery.
kagenoshinobimono cool! Gotta look for that one to watch!
Amazing how incredibly and perfectly plausible this quote is! 🤯
This kind of sums up what a lot of Japanese generals thought. They hated Yi's guts for being their enemy, but they couldn't help but admire his unrelenting strength and loyalty, characteristics they themselves wanted in their own troops and in themselves. Hilariously this actually puts them above their WW2 counterparts, who thought Koreans were subhuman and refused to acknowledge them at all.
@Thiago Goulart I-It's not like I want to have tea with you or anything, Admiral Yi-baka!
best channel,best quality,best narrative, I applaud to this ! wish you all the best and lookin frwrd for more
This is a great start of a great series. Cheers from Korea
This war begins the legend of the only and indisputable master of the seas, Admiral Yin Sun-Shin. (and the ineptitude of the Joseon dynasty)
Edit: Thank you K&G-sunbae (I don't know if I use the term correctly) for doing this series about one of the most unknown conflicts in the West, but it is probably one of the most important episodes in Korean history.
@@superspies32 They lasted up until 1910 after the last Korean monarch Sunjong abdicated after Korea had been annexed by Japan.
The story of Admiral Yi is very well documented at Extra Credits. The guy has a very interesting life fighting against both Korean nobility and command and obviously the japanese themselves
why didn't the great admiral attack the transports then that held the initial invasion forces?
@Klaidi Rubiku absolutely. Fantastic job overall. From the start of civilization to present day its superb the history series they have. Also take it easy in other mate. Not everyone knows the same you do.
@HaywireOfAlba you are missing out. Get catching up!
Hell yeah! The Imjin War is one of the most fascinating and pivotal pre-modern conflicts. I’m glad you guys are covering this portion of history so often ignored by people outside of East Asia.
@Eric Kim I disagree. This is the war that caused Toyotomi Hideyoshi to destroy himself and it also depleted Ming treasuries at a time when the Ming were already struggling to stay afloat amid internal decline and constant threats from different external enemies. The impact on Korea from the war, while arguably insignificant politically, had a devastating effect on their material history. On top of this, the war could be argued as a foundation point for the brutal Japanese Nationalism that devastated East Asia in first half of the 20th century.
@Sim Le
True! And because of the depleted Ming treasuries, Ming financial going downhill. So sad. How I hope Ming never get involve in the Imjin War, such War can be disastrous as we seen during earlier Song Dynasty and Tang Dynasty
@@alvintheng8501 you do know that toyotomi was trying to invade ming right? so even if ming did not get involve to this war they had to face japan anyways.
@@Jan-ee8ri Yes, Despite toyotomi forces to not be a huge threat towards ming , but the toll of fighting against the northern tribes was too much for the ming to handle.
How did you even do research? The fact that you can create such detailed documentaries are amazing!
Been waiting for this for a long time thank you
Hell yeah! Yi Sun-Shin incoming!
Alternate Title: The Rise of the Great Admiral, Yi Sun Shin.
6:40 Napoleon, where's the signature quote "God is on the side with the best artillery"
@@superspies32 Pretty sure he didn't give a rats about demotions, he would serve wherever he could, the word patriot in the dictionary should just be a picture of Yi
Then people would say KnG ripped off Extra Credits
Great video. Cannot wait to see how the conflict follows if you make part 2 🙂
AMAZING!! thank you for creating this!
Thanks for watching!
I’m so glad someone is giving this crazy war some attention!
A great start to a new series! I definitely wasn't expecting you guys to do this one, as it's one among very many barely, if at all known episodes of History, in this case, outside of Korea. I'm grateful that channels like K&G and others exist though, on a massively accessible platform like CZcams, so that even the general public has a means to be exposed to more and more comparatively obscure History like this. As someone with a History Degree, it always irritated me that even Professors themselves would treat History as if it only contained Eurocentric and specific National History themes and episodes, until suddenly the Colonial Era dawned, and from the perspective of many outside of those in the know; a whole world just 'apparated' into existence. I definitely hope to see more of this Imjin series, as well as many more of the lesser known/obscure Histories from you guys, as there are few more efficient ways of spreading the knowledge of countless unsung tales of the past, than on sites that so many people use, like CZcams. --- Keep up the great work all! I'm eager to see where this series goes.
Japan: Omae wa mou shindeiru!
Korea: Shibal!
Is that Korean swearing word??
@@AriStrX500RR yes. it means shit but can be used as fuck just like in english.
@@yokartik ahh i see, after watching a korean gamer rage over CS i remember he said like that and burst in anger😂
@@yokartik Lol you're so correct. I can confirm that since I'm Korean
6 years after,
Korea : Omae wa mou Shindeiru
Japan : NANI!!!!
These videos are next levels. Love you content - super educational and inspiring to watch
Thanks!
Damn I love this channel. Great job and thanks K&G. You're killing it! 👍
We appreciate the support!
Wow kings and generals covering Imjin war!!!! fantastic
@14:15 It's not fully explained here but General Sin Rip's biggest mistake when engaging the Japanese army was that he divided his horse archers and cavalry into three groups. He ordered each group to charge at the enemy one at a time. Korea's biggest advantage over the Japanese army was the superior number in horse archers and cavalry. However, by dividing the cavalry units into three groups, Sin Rip lost his only advantage he had against the Japanese army. It is believed that Sin Rip had around 6000 cavalry under his command but lost it all at this battle.
Nicely done -- one criticism -- please, please, please, don't use Japanese images for Korean fortresses! They look very different and your depiction of Chungju looking like the Osaka castle was out of place. Now, looking forward to the next one or two or ten -- looking for Yi Sunshin to enter the fray -- he was truly a remarkable general, who overcame all sorts of obstacles, including traitors at his back. His receiving of the broken navy after being betrayed, and his disobedience of the order to give up the navy and fight on the land because he had only 13 ships -- his response, "I have 13 ships." Those 13 were better than the whole Japanese fleet, not just as warships but in the way Adm. Yi entrapped the Japanese in waters they were not familiar with. Looking forward to see how you handle it.
오 선생님을 여기서 뵙네요!
오 구독자입니다 ㅎㅎ
Professor. Good to see you in the comments.
Dr. Peterson! Funny running into you here. Can't wait for your next video.
@@Mr2Reviews ㅋㅋㅋ. Nice to see you here, too! New video tonight!
Admiral Yi Sun Shin fought 23 naval engagements, all against the Japanese, and won all 23. Some of his most outstanding victories:
Battle of Hansan Island: 115 ships VS 55 (Yi)
Battle of Busan: 500 ships VS 166 (Yi)
Battle of Myeongnyang: 330 ships VS 13 (Yi)
In his 23 naval engagements, not a single Korean ship was sunk under his command.
“Those who seek death shall live. Those who seek to live will die”
-Admiral Yi Sun Shin, Battle of Myeongnyang
Admiral Togo, the Victor of the Battle of Tsushima Strait in the Russo-Japanese War of 1904-05, when compared to Admiral Yi Sun-Shin and Horatio Lord Nelson, replied that while he could consider himself the equal of Nelson, he could not compare himself to Yi, for he had no equal.
@@Isildun9 The quote by Admiral Togo is actually not recorded anywhere. It was first made/used for "nae seon il che," Imperial Japan's propaganda to bring Japan and Korea closer during the occupation/colonization. (to japanese: see, korea has remarkable people too. To koreans: see you guys have people that the japanese admire). Following WW2 it's used in the Admiral Yi narrative as fact.
@@supa3ek The reason why there's 0 losses is because it's not true according to historical documents of the time. It's a great story but it's fiction based on history. The problem with Korean history is that everything pre WW2 is written in either Classical Chinese or Japanese. Unfortunately Koreans learning this stuff have no way to check sources due to the language barrier.
For example, in Yi's diary 乱中日記, it's recorded 賊船三十隻撞破 during the Battle of Myeongnyang. In his own words, he fought 30 ships. There's no mention of sinking them, nor casualty estimates. When you actually review the primary sources, it's 12-14 ships korea vs 30-120 japan, several ships sunk, Korea retreats, Japan makes landing in Korea meeting it's military objective.
About the same battle, 高山公實錄 appears to describe a battle that was fierce and many Japanese officers were killed. It does not say half of his men were killed. It says half of his subordinate officers were wounded or killed.
It matches with 毛利高棟文書, the entry 九月十八日付船手衆注進状 . The battle is recorded in great detail. Japanese people by name (officers) fighting, falling off boats etc. It was a battle from 6 am to 4pm that was fierce, where afterwards Korea fled. Its recorded that the Japanese Navy pursued the Koreans for 24-28 km but stopped because it was getting dark. In the 乱中日記 it’s recorded that they 移陣唐笥島 changed their base (retreat) following the battle. It’s a 37 km retreat from the battle. Another source is Gang Hang’s 看羊録. He was a Korean prisoner of war following the battle, captured by Todo, the author of 高山公實錄, and he recorded what he saw. In it he writes , 水路倭千餘艘已到右水營。統制使以衆寡不敵。遵海西上。Again, Korean forces being overwhelmed and retreating. I mean there's a reason why he was captured then. Its nice when the sources match up like this.
Japan fought, lost officers, pushed Admiral Yi to a retreat. As Yi retreated, they took prisoners. Again, they met their objective of pushing Yi’s navy back and securing their supply lines.
@@Isildun9 even though i am korean that is not true it's just a rumor
@Thiago Goulart That indeed is true he fought on the frontline himself in the admiral ship alone when the other 12 were afraid to do so and lingered behind. The great man had to confront the enemies for hours at a narrow sea channel and waited for the time when the tide changed, which made the Japanese ships lose control and stumble upon each other....
I started watching Kingdom on Netflix. This is perfect timing. I was looking for more info on this war!
I became interested on this war because of Tale of Nokdu and Legend of the Dragon Pearl
Holy shit how have i not see this channel yet? absolute amazing content, cant wait for the next ep
Nooooo, now i have to wait the next episode :(. Hope you will release it soon , great work
Ah, yes. The beginning of the everlasting feud between Anime and K-pops.
K-Pop vs J-Pop, the ultimate battle
More like K-drama vs Anime. Plastics vs 2Ds
Clash of koreaboo and weeaboo troops.
Super no
J-pop: Cries and sinks into oblivion
Korea: We're about to die
Admiral Yi: No not yet
NOT WHILE I STILL BREATHE
This affair is often looked as a war between Japan&Korea.
But intrinsically this war could regard as a fight between Japan vs China.
@무신론전도사 He meant the Joseonian army wack too Pathetically & Too early.
개같은 소리하고 앉아 있네 또 오타쿠 새끼가
Do not speak dog’ sound.
You invaded us, China wanted to finish early, but the war was not finished at they wanted, because Korea was main role in the war, and Korea wanted more to kick you ass in our land.
U r gonna piss off Korean nationalists lol
Same when Imperial Japan invaded Korean penisula in 1894. In both Scenarios Joseon Korea were China’s vassal state, which was the reason why Ming/Qing Dynasty got involved.
From their point of view they were merely defending their own established territory of control.
Similar with the Korean War but China vs the USA... one controlled by the USSR, who didn’t actually show up, and by the US.
Nehco Oahnait 나한테 한 소리야?
Thank you very much for the intuitive and easy-to-understand animations and all that!
Great video. I've been studying East Asian history for the past 2 years and the Imjin War is one of the most interesting conflict, in my opinion.
"boat to Busan" new sequence.
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@@kaiseramadeus233 He references the movie Train to Busan it's really damn good highly recommend it
So dope that you're covering these histories
This is great, thanks so much!
Fun fact. The kingdom of Choson meaning "Land of the Morning Calm" was established in 1392 when General Yi Song-Gye orchestrated a coup and deposed the last Koryo king. Chosen armies were organized locally but the generals were kept in Seoul to lesson any temptation of using their troops in a bid to topple the government (a lesson their predecessors the Koryo learned too late). Men in the central army (which defended the capital) were professional soldiers but outlying armies were made up of local conscripts. As a result, when the Japanese invaded Korea, Japan's greater firepower and exceptional numbers were just too much for the defenders. Seoul was evacuated and brutally occupied and all seemed lost for the Korean kingdom. However decisive victories at sea changed the course of the war, thanks in no small part to the brilliant admiral Yi Sun-Sin. Under his leadership the famous Turtle Ships were developed, using superior tactics and only 12 Turtle Ships, the legendary admiral was able to destroy the Japanese fleet of over one hundred vessels, sinking 31 and chasing the survivors away. Defeated at sea and increasingly harassed on land, the Japanese withdrew but returned with a new army four years later. It took an alliance with China and further victories by Admiral Yi, plus the death of Hideyoshi to finally force the Japanese to pull out of Korea completely.
I like Yi-Sun-Shin, but let's be honest that wasn't really a navy, many transports.
choson 朝鲜 was the name the Ming Emperor gave to the Korean...
@@khal7702 It is true that Japanese did not have a proper war ships to be called a navy compared to Koreans but so as the most of the other countries in the world. Just Korea and some western european countries were unique in that sense
The ridiculous hats the Korean aristocrats wore during the Chosen era was also an anti-rebellion measure the usurper general instituted. The purpose of the dumb hats was to prevent whispering between officials.
@@khal7702 True the Japanese ships were inferior when compared to Korea's however, they were still not to be underestimated as the Japanese had defeated the Koreans at sea during the war, like in the Battle of Chilcheollyang, where the entire Korean fleet, save for 12 ships were destroyed
The Korean court didn't underestimate the Japanese threat. They expected a very large scale invasion and made of a lot of preparations. But there were a lot of complications, and nobody expected Japan to do something so crazy as to sending more than 100,000 soldiers in an overseas invasion. The only time that sort of thing had happened in Northeast Asia was when the Mongolian Empire invade Japan. Textbooks tend to inaccurately describe the 'division of court' as the reason for Korea's hardship in the Imjin War.
OOHHH I've been waiting for this
I really like your channel and videos!! I wish I had these back in the 1960's! I was terrible at history! You are awesome!
Glad you like them!
I was listening to Shiroyama by Sabaton when I got the notification for this video. Epic coincidence.
The same
If we ever get an Assassin's Creed set in Korea, it ought to be set during this event.
We should honestly have one because it'll be cool af, imagine tho. Sheeeesh
that'll be so cool, Hideyoshi is a perfect Templar, rising from nobody to somebody and bringing "order" to the Japanese islands
Or maybe ghost of korea like ghost of tsushima was against mongols this time against Japanese samurai lol
@@anas-432 I'll name it "Stealth hunter" But I'm not sure, I can keep naming it until it sounds good but for now this is all I can think about today. I'll come back and see if I can figure out a good name for the game cuz I am enrolling into Animation and Game Design Course at AIE in 2022. So don't worry, if I learn it I can make it my own cuz I'm making my own story at the moment.
Can't wait for the next one!!
I loce this channel, it dives into wars many would consider to obscure to give its own documentary. So glad i found this channel, one of these should be done on the Barbary wars.
Wanted to make an Admiral Yeet joke but I'm not quick enough...
Clearly the land armies of Korea weren't... so our hero will wait for his moment to YEET.
Total War Saga: Imjin War
CA: No, Fall of the Samurai is Saga
Fall of samurai is better than rise of samurai tho
MY Ucup That’s a really good idea.
@@MrAizatazmi It's like saying Thrones of Britannia is better than Attila. They are not the same.
I would pay $$ to play the Imjin war if it was available.
Thrones of britannia? "Be gone, spawn of satan."
@@MrAizatazmi Yes it's a good game, i agree with you, but CA were too lazy and they just give the game TW Saga in the title.
just commenting to show my appreciation for this series!
I'm bilingual in Japanese and have to say how impressed you guys are when it comes to getting the pronunciation correct. Good job!
This war should have been a playable campaign in Shogun 2!!!!
Erm... Eu4...? But DLC policy is horrible!!!
Exactly. Med 2 did someothing like this when at the endgame of campaign, the americas map is discovered. In shogun 2, the korean map should open up as well.
A large map include china is needed as eventually ming dynsaty will involve in the conflict too
No. I want to reject your idea.
6:00 - notice a crude plan for a Greater East Asian Co-Prosperity Sphere is developing at the grand strategic level within a century of the discovery of the New World.
And here we thought German plans for Lebensraum were monomaniacal.
Trying to take over as much territory as possible isn't a remotely new concept.
Manifest destiny?
The wishes to conquer and unite the entire Asia has been the dream of Ancient China Emperors.
李舜臣の話はほとんど作り話だ
Love it can't wait for the sequel
This was very well done - and accurate.
Domo Arigato guys
Hyped to see your take on the dragon turtle ships!
Thanks for covering the imjin war Kings and Generals, as a Korean, I really appreciate it! Just a suggestion through there is mod for Shogun 2 total war that fully converts the game to cover the imjin war called 'Morning Sun'; it does render unique Korean and Chinese troops so it might be good to portray non Japanese armies
You just mad at Japan 😭
super excited for the subsequent episodes, should be about Ming dynasty's involvement
Great video, as always...
This Yin Sun Shin guy is most likely the greatest admiral who ever lived.
Lord Nelson but outside him I agree .
@@edwinpuckett398 Lord Nelson won a battle much more critical to the history of the world. And should not have been victorious but that's why he's the goat
@@edwinpuckett398 also i think sir Francis drake should be in among these aswell
Admiral Yi has no equal. Not even admiral Nelson.
In 1904, the Russo-Japanese War broke out. It was a battle that resulted from the conflict over China between Russia and Japan. In 1905, Japan's Admiral Togo Heihachiro brought the war to an end in victory for the Japanese. After the war, a party was held to celebrate Japan's victory. At the party, a reporter asked Admiral Togo.
REPORTER: Admiral, would you compare yourself with England's Admiral Nelson, who destroyed Napoleon's fleet?
ADMIRAL TOGO: Am I so worthless as to be compared to Admiral Nelson? I destroyed the Russian Baltic fleet, the strongest navy in the world, with only one-third the number of ships in Nelson's fleet.
REPORTER: Pardon my error. You are an even greater naval general than Admiral Yi Sun-shin of Korea.
ADMIRAL TOGO: It may be proper to compare me with Nelson, but not with Korea's Yi Sun-shin, for he has no equal. Nelson and I both fought battles with full support from the government, but General Yi Sun-shin achieved victory without any government support. Compared to General Yi, I am but a petty officer.
@@edwinpuckett398 exactly around the same time so in tearms of ship technology similar
"He offended the koreans, saying that the size of their spears were smaller than the japanese ones"
This is the ancient form of saying "small pp"
Basically, the superiority of long spears over short spears in an open field battle was considered common knowledge to the Japanese warriors of the time and the arrogant samurai was essentially making fun of the Koreans for lacking even the most basic knowledge of war.
There was actually a trend toward longer spears in the late Sengoku era (nagae yari, basically pikes). In a famous incident, a daimyo staged a mock battle between some of his troops wielding simulated long spears (long straight staves with padding on the end) and another group wielding simulated short spears. The longer spear group won decisively and the trend spread rapidly.
However, that particular samurai was the one who ended up looking quite foolish in the end, since it turned out to be entirely possible to make a long list of reasons why Hideyoshi's troops were ill-prepared to conquer Korea despite the fact that spear length would not be on such a list.
@Rosario Manorang Manik I'm sure he did, but the context is welconw.
@Rosario Manorang Manik you didnt get it, it was indeed about spears and not manhoods, as the narrator in a comment here clarifies.
people werent always as shallow and superficial as today
@Rosario Manorang Manik OP wrote a joke-y comment which apart from its subjective humor value is completely false. This was corrected by the second commenter to what you wrote a reprisal. But the thing is that the joke is nothing because its based on a misunderstanding, not on something that actually happened, lad.
@@sztallone415 Yes, they were. Humans basically haven't changed at all for a hundred thousand years at least. Don't kid yourself that we are any different from ancient people, only our circumstances are different. I'm sure the japanese were well aware of the potential double meaning of "our spears are longer than yours", both as relating to warfare and as a jab at the manhood of their enemy.
Love King's and General's chanel 😍😍😍
I was waiting for this.
hey you made a big mistake. At that time the capital of Ming dynasty is Beijing not Nanjing
Q: What happens when two generals try to outdo each other?
A: Blitzkrieg!
Love the story telling and animation
Been waiting for ages
The war before Netflix's Kingdom series.
Enix Blue Rain when do the zombies come?
@@Snowy123 Around 1600 and later, according to the series. Surely after the second war in 1598. It was mentioned in the series "three years after the war", I remembered.
Admiral Yi: I'm about to end this whole nations career...
I will wait the next episode im so excited
Seriously, this channel’s production quality, material and deliverance exceeds current History Channel! I am actually surprised why this productions aren’t adopted into mainstream tv channels already! TV channels are severely lacking opportunity here!
Yeah, some CZcamsrs' content are getting better than those from TV channels.
i love this imjin war story
Holy, this video was good!
Dude, this was super dope. Thank you for uploading content about history in these regions! Much appreciated.
The Admiral: Roaring Currents is an awesome movie adaptation of this battle that occurred between Korea and Japan. I highly recommend it if you're ok with English subtitles. Koreans know how to make a good movie. :)
Krobra Gragre / Korean movie producers make awesome films!
He is more than Admiral, he the real man! I admire him the most! Btw I love that movie and I am not even Korean, I'm Indonesian btw.
Melee action scenes are kinda weird and I don't like how overly patirotic it is. However, the movie shows the admiral as a man who suffered so much pain and isn't afraid of showing he's vulnerability.
@@dkelrk1 kinda agree because technically 1 ship guards against 4 attacker at once will exhaust them so much and kinda cheesy, but overall it is a good movie
@@ltmatthewakj2466 It gets your blood flowin faster which is nice.
At 15:31 Wanli should be in Beijing. Nanjing ceased to be the Ming Dynasty's capital since the 1420s.
@@edwinpuckett398 That is correct. Yongle emperor Zhu Di moved capital to Beijing over a century before the Imjin war
Dustin Liu
KnG will never be better than us, the history nerds lol
Nice
I know it's important for you to have sponsors as you're running a business after all, but in the meantime I do really enjoy these videos starting without a product plug in the short term! Hope you get sponsors back soon.
Love your content 🥰
"keep the drums beating"
Man, I feel bad for Sin Rip. He tried to put up some form of resistance against the Japanese on the outskirts of Choryong Pass, but got his army annihilated before even reaching the Japanese lines. Holy cow.
Thanks for this video I had a assignment to do on this subject!
Great 💙
Please make documentary on conquest of Al-Andalus . Thanks !
Before I even watch a new video from Kings and Generals I go ahead and like it.
We appreciate your trust!
1:47 there is a mistake with that map there.
The Mongolians at that time had stopped claiming themselves the heir of "Yuan".
amazing content
Nice history video thanks 👍
When Toyotomi Hideyoshi decided that he wanted to conquer Korea with a view to conquering China, he crossed the line from every day villainy to cartoonish supervillainy.
The dispatches that he kept sending to the front lines regarding that planned invasion of china while the japanese starved and barely made any progress in korea show he was probably plain out of it by then.
They basically succeeded during WW2 untill they tried a suicidal struggle against the American Navy.
Daedalus it’s no more ridiculous than a leader of illiterate horse thieves in Mongolia named Temujin thinking he could unite the clans of Mongolia and then conquer China.
@@MrLoobu I think tying your entire army down in a giant country of millions of people all while trying to push to ANOTHER giant country of millions of people counts as suicide but sure, 'murica.
G J Resa Temujin had invented new tactics, the final invasion force of China numbered 900,000. Also there is no way the Japanese would have won against the Ming empire, who has more cannons and way better heavy Calvary. Also the Japanese would not have been able to cross Manchuria the Manchus were a tributary at this time just like Korea.
Some interesting facts :
Shin's cavalry was actually battle hardened heavy cavalry from north, which were fighting Jurchens.
The Chungju plain was wet and became mud like, significantly hampering cavalry's mobility, thus Shin's cavalry were helplessly crushed by Japanese musket infantry. of course him making suicide tactic with cavalry didn't help...
The southeastern province of Korea is surrounded by mountains, the only pass to the capital was to go through the extremely mountainous joryong pass to Chungju, where the battle with Shin happened.
Because of difficult terrain to Seoul, the Japanese supply line was very slow when later they proceeded to north of peninsula, thus making Admiral Yi's navy defending coastal supply line crucial for the entire war.
Great video man, love your stuff!
So.... still waiting for this awesome series!
They'll probably pump out more Roman stuff every other history group has covered.
@@LordTalax They are still doing it though, it seems like they have uploaded few hundred videos on the Romans. I think it's because of views they get from these videos. I think next video would be on How the Romans used to procreate?