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This is a list of wars involving Korea until 1948, when the Korean peninsula was de facto divided into South Korea (Republic of Korea, ROK) and North Korea (Democratic People's Republic of Korea, DPRK).
Conflict | Gojoseon | Opponents | Results | Monarch of Gojoseon |
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Gojoseon-Yan War (c.300 BC) | Gojoseon | Yan | Defeat | Unknown |
Wiman's political change (c.194 BC) | Gojoseon | Wiman | Defeat | Jun |
Gojoseon-Han War (109-108 BC) | Gojoseon | Han dynasty | Defeat
| King Ugeo |
Conflict | Goguryeo and its allies | Opponents | Results | Monarch of Goguryeo | Notable battles |
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Goguryeo–Wei War (244-245) | Goguryeo | Cao Wei | Defeat
| King Dongcheon | |
Goguryeo–Wa War (391-404) | Goguryeo Silla | Baekje Wa Gaya | Victory
| Gwanggaeto the Great | |
Goguryeo–Sui War (598, 612–614) | Goguryeo | Sui dynasty | Victory
| King Yeongyang |
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Goguryeo–Tang War (645–668 CE) | Goguryeo Baekje Yamato Mohe | Tang dynasty Silla | Defeat
| King Bojang |
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Conflict | Baekje and its allies | Opponents | Results | Monarch of Baekje |
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Baekje–Tang War (660-663) | Tang dynasty Silla | Baekje Yamato | Defeat
| King Uija |
Conflict | Silla and its allies | Opponents | Results | Monarch of Silla |
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Silla–Gaya War (88–562) | Silla | Gaya Baekje | Victory
| Various |
Silla–Tang War (668–676) | Silla Goguryeo (vassal of Silla) Baekje (vassal of Silla) | Tang dynasty | Victory
| King Munmu |
Conflict | Goryeo and its allies | Opponents | Results | Monarch of Goryeo | Notable battles |
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Goryeo–Khitan War (993, 1010, 1018–1019) | ![]() | Liao dynasty | Victory
| King Hyeonjong | |
Korean–Jurchen border conflicts (10th century – 14th century) | ![]() | Jin dynasty Jurchens | Stalemate | Various | |
Mongol invasions of Korea (1231, 1232, [1] 1235 [1] –1239, 1251, 1254, 1255, 1257) | ![]() | ![]() | Defeat
| King Gojong |
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Mongol invasions of Japan (1274, [1] 1281 [1] ) | ![]()
| ![]() | Defeat | King Wonjong King Chungnyeol | |
Red Turban invasions of Korea (1359, 1361) | ![]() | Red Turbans | Victory
| King Gongmin |
Conflict | Joseon dynasty and its allies | Opponents | Results | Monarch of Joseon | Notable battles |
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Second Tsushima Expedition (1396) | ![]() | ![]() | Victory
| King Taejong | |
Third Tsushima Expedition (1419) | ![]() | ![]() | Victory | King Sejong the Great | |
Joseon Northern Expedition (1443) | ![]() | ![]() | Victory
| King Sejong the Great | |
Sampo Invasion (1510) | ![]() | ![]() | Victory
| King Jungjong | |
Japanese invasions of Korea, or Imjin War (1592–1598) [4] | ![]() | ![]() | Victory
| King Seonjo | |
Ming-Manchu War (1618–1683) | ![]() ![]() Kumul Khanate Turfan Khanate | ![]() | Defeat
| Gwanghaegun | |
First Manchu invasion of Korea (1627) [5] | ![]() | ![]() | Defeat
| King Injo | |
Second Manchu invasion of Korea (1636–1637) [5] | ![]() | ![]() | Defeat
| King Injo | |
Sino-Russian border conflicts (1652–1689; Korean involvement since 1654 [5] ) | ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() | Victory
| King Hyojong | |
Yi In-jwa's Rebellion, or Musin Rebellion (1728) [5] | ![]() | Yi In-Jwa's rebel army | Government victory
| King Yeongjo | |
Hong Gyeong-rae's Rebellion (1812) [5] | ![]() | Hong Gyeong-rae's rebel army | Government victory
| King Sunjo | |
French expedition to Korea (1866) [5] | ![]() | ![]() | Victory
| Heungseon Daewongun | |
United States expedition to Korea (1871) [5] | ![]() | ![]() | Victory
| Heungseon Daewongun | |
Ganghwa Island incident (1875) [6] | ![]() | ![]() | Defeat
| King Gojong | |
Imo Incident (1882) | ![]() | ![]() | Government victory
| King Gojong | |
Gapsin Coup (1884) [6] | ![]() Supported by ![]() | ![]() Supported by ![]() | Government victory | King Gojong | |
Donghak Peasant Revolution (1894–1895) [7] | ![]() Supported by: | ![]() Co-belligerent: | Rebellion suppressed; pro-Japanese takeover
| King Gojong Heungseon Daewongun (pro-Japanese puppet, July–September 1894) |
Conflict | Korean Empire and its allies | Opponents | Results | Emperor of Korea |
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Korean Invasion of Manchuria (1902) | ![]() | ![]() | Victory
| Emperor Gwangmu |
Eulsa Righteous War (1905) | ![]() | ![]() | Defeat
| Emperor Gwangmu |
Jeungmi Righteous War (1907) | ![]() | ![]() | Defeat
| Emperor Yunghui |
Great Korean Militia Roundup Campaign (1909) | ![]() | ![]() | Defeat
| Emperor Yunghui |
Conflict | Provisional Government of Korea and its allies | Opponents | Results | Leader of Provisional Government |
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Battle of Fengwudong (1920) | ![]() | ![]() | Victory
| President Syngman Rhee |
Battle of Chongsanli (1920) | ![]() | ![]() | Victory
| President Syngman Rhee |
Free City Incident (1921) | ![]()
| ![]() | Defeat
| President Syngman Rhee |
South-East Asian theatre of World War II (1942–1945) | ![]() | ![]() | Victory
| Premier Kim Gu |
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