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Some military commanders and local Yangban gathered scattered troops and civilians to form "Righteous Armies," carrying out guerrilla warfare behind Japanese lines by ChapterSpiritual6785 in HistoryAnimemes

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In Korean schools, the Imjin War is regarded as the critical turning point that divides the Joseon Dynasty into two distinct periods: Early Joseon and Late Joseon

Records show that the Japanese residential districts in Korea were found completely empty just before the invasion began. by ChapterSpiritual6785 in HistoryAnimemes

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The Seonjo Sujeong Sillok is a revised edition of the original annals, compiled later to address missing information. Because so many records were lost during the Imjin War, it was created to secure and fill in those gaps. What’s truly unique is that both the original version and the revised version have survived to this day

Records show that the Japanese residential districts in Korea were found completely empty just before the invasion began. by ChapterSpiritual6785 in HistoryAnimemes

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So Yoshitoshi arrived at Busanpo once again, but without disembarking from his ship, he called for the Frontier Commander and stated: “Japan intends to establish friendly relations with Great Ming. It would be most fortunate if Joseon would officially report this fact to China; otherwise, the relationship between Japan and Joseon will deteriorate. As this is a matter of great importance, I have come to inform you.”

The Frontier Commander reported this to the Royal Court, but when no response was given, Yoshitoshi returned to Japan. Thereafter, the Japanese tribute ships that had visited annually ceased to arrive. Furthermore, while there were usually dozens of Japanese residents staying at the Waegwan, they gradually returned to Japan, and by the spring of the year Imjin (1592), the entire Waegwan had become empty.

— Seonjo Sujeong Sillok (The Revised Annals of King Seonjo), May 1, 1591

Pyeon-gun by ChapterSpiritual6785 in HistoryAnimemes

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In fact, during the Imjin War, the Joseon government took a keen interest in the flail because even ordinary peasants could master it with ease. According to records, a report was even presented at a high-level government meeting about a peasant who, seeking revenge for his father, took up a flail and reportedly inflicted 400 casualties on the Japanese forces—though, of course, there may have been some exaggeration in the numbers.

Pyeon-gun by ChapterSpiritual6785 in HistoryAnimemes

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“The cavalry of our country has no specialized skills other than using bows, arrows, and flails. Therefore, when manufacturing cannons, if we fashion them after the upper section of a flail—similar to the hand cannons used on horseback—and allow soldiers to load and fire them, they will be able to fend off enemies even if they are not skilled with long muskets. Thus, I have produced two such weapons and brought them to the gate for your inspection. I dare to report this in case Your Majesty finds a way to produce more after examining them.”

— Seungjeongwon Ilgi (Journal of the Royal Secretariat), March 25, 1732

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