Event anniversary

Japanese invasions of Korea

Took place on May 23, 1592

434

Years ago

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The 435th anniversary falls on May 23, 2027, in 211 days.

The Imjin War (Korean: 임진왜란; Hanja: 壬辰倭亂) was a series of two Japanese invasions of Korea: an initial invasion in 1592 also individually called the "Imjin War", a brief truce in 1596 between the conflicts, followed by a second invasion in 1597 called the Chŏngyu War (정유재란; 丁酉再亂).

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