First Siege of Ulsan | |||||||
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Part of the Imjin War | |||||||
![]() Joseon and Ming dynasty soldiers assault the Japanese-built fortress at Ulsan | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Joseon and Ming dynasty | Japanese army | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Ming: Yang Hao Ma Gui Joseon: Gwon Yul |
Ulsan castle Katō Kiyomasa Asano Yoshinaga Reinforcements Mōri Hidemoto Nabeshima Naoshige Hachisuka Iemasa Kuroda Nagamasa | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
Ming: 40,000[1] Joseon: 10,000[1] |
Ulsan castle: 10,000 Reinforcements: 13,000[2][3][4] | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
According to Ming sources: 1,621 killed[4] 2,908 wounded[4] | ~9,000[3][4] |
The Siege of Ulsan (Korean: 울산성 전투; Hanja: 蔚山城戰鬪; RR: Ulsanseong Jeontu) was an unsuccessful Ming-Joseon attempt to capture Ulsan from the Japanese. The siege lasted from 26 January to 19 February 1598.