The Earth and Its Peoples - Chapter 21
CHAPTER 21 Northern Eurasia, 1500?1800 I?? seq NLA \r 0 \h . Japanese Reunification A?? seq NL1 \r 0 \h . Civil War and the Invasion of Korea and Manchuria, 1500?1603 1?? seq NL_a \r 0 \h . In the twelfth century, with imperial unity dissolved, Japan came under the control of a number of regional warlords called daimyo. 2?? seq NL_a \r 0 \h . Warfare among the daimyo was common, and in 1592 the most powerful of these warlords, Hideyoshi, chose to lead an invasion of Korea. 3?? seq NL_a \r 0 \h . Although the Korean and Japanese languages are closely related, the dominant influence on Yi dynasty Korea was China. 4?? seq NL_a \r 0 \h . Despite the creative use of technological and military skill, the Koreans and their Chinese allies were defeated by the Japanese.