Griffis, Corea, the Hermit Nation: Kato's army besieged and took Jinju Fortress (Chin-chiu). They tunneled under the walls with tortoise carts and…
Kato's army besieged and took Jinju Fortress (Chin-chiu). They tunneled under the walls with tortoise carts and stormed in, followed by a massacre inside.
The news of the fall of this most important fortress fell like a clap of thiuider in Peking, and upon the Corean king, who was j)re- paiing to go back to Seoul.
Location: p.125-126
In the 6th month Mori Hidemoto, with the other generals, attacked and took Jinju.
六月。輝元義子秀元濟海。與諸將俱攻晋州。拔之。
Location: 卷之十二 · part_05.txt L154
In the 6th month the generals took Jinju Fortress, killed its commanders Seo Ye-won, Kim Cheon-il and others and slaughtered over 60,000 people before razing the fortress (as the source describes).
斬城將徐禮元金千鎰等。鏖六萬餘人。夷城池而還。
Location: 권16 · 文祿2년 6월 단락
A and B are two of the sources listed above.
| On what point | Source A | Source B | What differs (in Korean) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Who | Griffis, Corea, the Hermit Nation | Rai Sanyō, Nihon Gaishi | a 가토 군 / b 모리 히데모토 등 |