Japanese castles in Korea
Japanese castles in Korea (Hangul: 왜성; Hanja: 倭城; RR: Waeseong; Japanese: 倭城, translit. Wajō) are Japanese castles built along the southern shores of Korea during Japanese invasions of Korea between 1592 and 1598 by the Japanese militaries.
List of Japanese Castles in Korea
Name | Revised Romanization | Hangul | Hanja | Location | Comments |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gijang Castle | Gijang Jukseong-ri Waeseong | 기장죽성리왜성 | 機張竹城里倭城 | Busan | |
Busanjinjiseong | Busanjin Jiseong | 부산진지성 | 釜山鎭支城 | Busan | |
Ulsan Castle | Ulsan Waeseong | 울산왜성 | 蔚山倭城 | Ulsan | See also Siege of Ulsan |
Seosaengpo Castle | Seosangpo Waeseong | 서생포왜성 | 西生浦倭城 | Ulsan | |
Gwangni Castle | Gwangni Waeseong | 광리왜성 (왜성동성, 견내량성) | 廣里倭城 (倭城洞城, 見乃梁城) |
Ulsan | |
Gimhae Castle | Gimhae Waeseong | 김해왜성 | 金海竹島倭城 駕洛城,竹島城 |
Gyeongsangnam-do | |
Angolpo Castle | Angolpo Waeseong | 안골포왜성 | 安骨浦倭城 | Gyeongsangnam-do | |
Gadeok Castle | 가덕왜성 | 加德倭城 | Gyeongsangnam-do | ||
Ungcheon Castle | 웅천왜성 | 熊川倭城 | Gyeongsangnam-do | ||
Changwon Castle | 창원왜성 | 昌原倭城 馬山倭城 |
Gyeongsangnam-do | ||
Jangmunpo Castle | 장문포왜성 | 長門逋倭城 | Gyeongsangnam-do, Geoje Island | ||
Yeongdeungpo Castle | 영등포왜성 | 永登浦倭城 | Gyeongsangnam-do, Geoje Island | ||
Jisepo Castle | 지세포 | Gyeongsangnam-do, Geoje Island | |||
Goseong Castle | 고성왜성 | 固城倭城 | Gyeongsangnam-do | ||
Sacheon Castle | 사천왜성 | 泗川倭城 船津里城 |
Gyeongsangnam-do | See also Battle of Sacheon (1598) | |
Namhae Castle | 남해왜성 | 南海倭城 船所倭城 |
Gyeongsangnam-do | ||
Suncheon Castle | 순천왜성 | 順天城 | Suncheon | See also Siege of Suncheon All that remains of the castle today is the stone base. |
Gallery
- Namhae Castle
- Ulsan Castle
- Ruins of Seosaengpo Castle
See also
References
- Turnbull, Stephen (2007). Japanese Castles in Korea 1592-98. Osprey Publishing. ISBN 1-84603-104-4.
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