![]() ![]() Very important events, such as the end of the Sengoku period or the fall of the Ming Dynasty, happened in this period near this particular event in history, and as I(and this book to somewhat extent) argue, are in fact probably linked. There is very, very little western historians have written on the Imjin War, even though it was arguably one of the most important events in Medieval/Early-Modern East Asian history. Why this book, in particular? For one, it helps me to read about the Imjin War that approaches the war from a more broader(and arguably neutral) stance. ![]() It's the war Admiral Yi fought in, if you know him. It eventually resulted in the Ming Dynasty dispatching armies to help Korea, resulting in a stalemate and eventually the war ended with nothing gained for either side. In case anyone doesn't know what the Imjin War is, it is a war that occurred in Korea between 1592~1598, in which the recently unified Japan, having come out of it's Sengoku period, decided to invade Joseon(name of Korea at that time). Well why the hell not? I got my hands on this book, I find it interesting, I don't think anyone's ever done this before, so might as well as go ahead. ![]()
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