Conquest of Joseon

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The Conquest of Joseon was a series of 17th-century military campaigns in which the rising Manchu state subjugated Korea’s Joseon dynasty, helping pave the way for the establishment of the Qing Empire in East Asia.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historical event
military campaign
war
cause Joseon alliance with Ming dynasty
expansion of the Manchu state
commander Amin
General Im Gyeong-eop
Hong Taiji
Injo of Joseon
conflictIn 17th century
endTime 1637
followedBy consolidation of Qing rule in Northeast Asia
hasPart First Manchu invasion of Korea
linked to: Conquest of Joseon

Second Manchu invasion of Korea
linked to: Manchu invasions
historicalContext Manchu conquest of China
transition from Ming to Qing in China
impact long-term ideological tension in Joseon between loyalty to Ming and submission to Qing
reduced Joseon’s foreign policy autonomy
strengthened Qing position in East Asia
languageOfPrimarySources Classical Chinese
Classical Korean
linked to: Middle Korean
location Korean Peninsula
mainBelligerent Joseon
Later Jin
Qing dynasty
notableFeature forced royal humiliation ceremony at Samjeondo
involved sieges of major Korean fortresses
opponent Ming dynasty (indirectly)
linked to: Ming dynasty
politicalConsequence Joseon adopts policy of formal submission to Qing while maintaining internal Ming loyalty
linked to: Conquest of Joseon

Joseon shifts allegiance from Ming to Qing
linked to: Conquest of Joseon
precededBy rise of Nurhaci
recordedIn Annals of the Joseon Dynasty
relatedTo Joseon dynasty
linked to: Joseon

Later Jin invasion of Joseon (1627)
Manchu people
linked to: Manchu

Ming–Qing transition
Qing dynasty
Qing invasion of Joseon (1636–1637)
result Joseon becomes tributary state of Qing
Manchu victory
establishment of Qing suzerainty over Joseon
subjugation of Joseon
significantEvent Joseon court’s flight to Ganghwa Island
Siege of Namhan Mountain Fortress
startTime 1627
timePeriod Early Modern period
treaty Treaty of 1627 between Later Jin and Joseon
Treaty of Samjeondo

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Hong Taiji notableBattle Conquest of Joseon
Joseon government forces participatedIn Manchu invasions of Korea
linked to: Conquest of Joseon
The Fortress settingPeriod Qing invasion of Joseon
linked to: Conquest of Joseon
The Fortress settingPeriod Second Manchu invasion of Korea
linked to: Conquest of Joseon
Conquest of Joseon hasPart First Manchu invasion of Korea
linked to: Conquest of Joseon
Conquest of Joseon politicalConsequence Joseon shifts allegiance from Ming to Qing
linked to: Conquest of Joseon
Conquest of Joseon politicalConsequence Joseon adopts policy of formal submission to Qing while maintaining internal Ming loyalty
linked to: Conquest of Joseon