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{{Short description|Military command of the Japanese invasions of Korea}}
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During the [[Japanese invasions of Korea (1592–1598)]], the '''Japanese Left Army''' was a Japanese army.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book |last=Hawley |first=Samuel Jay |url=https://archive.org/details/imjinwarjapanssi0000hawl/ |title=The Imjin War: Japan's sixteenth-century invasion of Korea and attempt to conquer China |date=2005 |publisher=Seoul : Royal Asiatic Society, Korea Branch; Berkeley : Institute of East Asian Studies, University of California |isbn=978-89-954424-2-5 |pages=466–467}}</ref> Under the command of [[Ukita Hideie]] in the late 16th century,<ref name=":0" /> it consisted mainly of the former First division led by [[Konishi Yukinaga]], the Fourth Division led by [[Shimazu Yoshihiro]], and the Eighth Division led by [[Ukita Hideie]].{{Citation needed|date=November 2024}}

==Organization==
The following was the organization of the army as of September 1597:<ref name=":0" />
*[[Konishi Yukinaga]] (小西行長) '''—''' 7,000 men<ref name=":0" />
*[[So Yoshitoshi]] (宗義智) — 1,000 men<ref name=":0" />
*Matsura Shigenobu (松浦鎮信) — 3,000 men<ref name=":0" />
*[[Arima Harunobu]] (有馬晴信) — 2,000 men<ref name=":0" />
*[[Omura Yoshiaki]] (大村喜前) — 1,000 men<ref name=":0" />
*Goto Sumiharu (五島純玄) — 700 men<ref name=":0" />
*[[Hachisuka Iemasa]] (蜂須賀家政) — 7,200 men<ref name=":0" />
*Mōri Yoshinari (毛利吉成) — 2,000 men<ref name=":0" />
*[[Ikoma Kazumasa]] (生駒一正) — 2,700 men<ref name=":0" />
*[[Shimazu Yoshihiro]] (島津義弘) — 10,000 men<ref name=":0" />
*[[Shimazu Tadatoyo]] (島津忠豊) — 800 men<ref name=":0" />
*[[Akizuki Tanenaga]] (秋月種長) — 300 men<ref name=":0" />
*Takahashi Mototane (高橋元種) — 600 men<ref name=":0" />
*Ito Yuhei<!--Originally said "Suketaka (伊東祐兵)" but source disagreed--> — 500 men<ref name=":0" />
*Sagara Yorifusa (相良頼房) — 800 men<ref name=":0" />
*[[Ukita Hideie]] (宇喜多秀家) — 10,000 men<ref name=":0" />
*Ota Kazuyoshi (太田一吉) —{{Citation needed|date=November 2024}}
*Takenaka Shigetoshi (竹中重利) —{{Citation needed|date=November 2024}}

== Battles fought ==

*[[Battle of Chilcheollyang]] ({{Korean|hangul=칠천량|labels=no}})
*[[Siege of Namwon|The Siege of Namwon]] ({{Korean|hangul=남원성|labels=no}})
*Battle of Geumgu ({{Korean|hangul=금구|labels=no}})
*[[Battle of Myeongnyang]] ({{Korean|hangul=명량|labels=no}})
*Battle of Gwangyang ({{Korean|hangul=광양|labels=no}})
*Battle of Muju ({{Korean|hangul=무주성|labels=no}})
*Battle of Hamyang ({{Korean|hangul=함양|labels=no}})
*[[Battle of Sacheon (1598)]] ({{Korean|hangul=사천|labels=no}})
*[[Siege of Suncheon]] ({{Korean|hangul=순천|labels=no}})
*[[Battle of Noryang Point]] ({{Korean|hangul=노량|labels=no}})

== See also ==
*[[Japanese Right Army]]
*[[Japanese invasions of Korea (1592–1598)]]

==References==
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== Further reading ==
* {{Cite book|url=https://archive.org/details/imjinwarjapanssi0000hawl/mode/2up|title=The Imjin War : Japan's sixteenth-century invasion of Korea and attempt to conquer China|date=2005|last=Hawley|first=Samuel Jay|publisher=Royal Asiatic Society, Korea Branch |isbn=978-89-954424-2-5 }}

[[Category:Imjin War]]


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