During the <a class="mw-redirect" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_invasions_of_Korea_(1592–98)" id="mwPw" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Japanese invasions of Korea (1592–98)">first Japanese invasion of Korea</a>, Japanese forces led by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toyotomi_Hideyoshi" id="mwQA" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Toyotomi Hideyoshi">Toyotomi Hideyoshi</a> captured <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pyongyang" id="mwQQ" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Pyongyang">Pyongyang</a>, although they were ultimately unable to hold it.