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This is a list of wars involving North Korea and its predecessor states.
| Conflict | Joseon dynasty and its allies | Opponents | Results | Monarch of the Joseon Dynasty |
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| Joseon dynasty | ||||
| Second Tsushima Expedition (1396) |  Joseon Dynasty |  Tsushima Province | Victory
| King Taejong |
| Third Tsushima Expedition (1419) | Joseon Dynasty | Tsushima Province | Military defeat Diplomatic victory [1] [2] | King Sejong the Great |
| Joseon Northern Expedition (1443) | Joseon Dynasty |  Jianzhou Jurchens | Victory
| King Sejong the Great |
| Sampo Invasion (1510) | Joseon Dynasty | Tsushima Province | Victory
| King Jungjong |
| Imjin War (1592–1598) | Joseon Dynasty |  Azuchi-Momoyama Japan | Victory
| King Seonjo |
| Ming-Manchu War (1618–1683) |  Ming dynasty Joseon Dynasty  Kumul Khanate Turfan Khanate |  Manchus | Defeat
| Gwanghaegun |
| First Manchu invasion of Korea (1627) | Joseon Dynasty |  Later Jin Dynasty | Defeat
| King Injo |
| Second Manchu invasion of Korea (1636–1637) | Joseon Dynasty | Qing Dynasty | Defeat
| King Injo |
| Sino-Russian border conflicts (1652–1689) | China Joseon Dynasty |  Russia  Cossacks | Victory
| King Hyojong |
| French campaign against Korea (1866) | Joseon Dynasty |  France | French withdrawal
| Heungseon Daewongun |
| United States expedition to Korea (1871) | Joseon Dynasty |  United States | American withdrawal
| Heungseon Daewongun |
| Ganghwa Island incident (1875) | Joseon Dynasty |  Japan | Defeat
| King Gojong |
| Imo Incident (1882) | Joseon Dynasty | Korean military dissidents, mostly from the Central Defense Command | Victory
| King Gojong |
| Gapsin Coup (1884) | Joseon Dynasty Supported by  China | Reformist Faction Supported by Japan | Gapsin Coup overthrown
| King Gojong |
| Donghak Peasant Revolution (1894–1895) | Joseon Dynasty |  Donghak Peasant's Army | Victory
| King Gojong |
| Conflict | Korean Empire and its allies | Opponents | Results | Emperor of Korean Empire |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Korean Empire | ||||
| Korean invasion of Manchuria (1902) |  Korea | China | Victory
| Emperor Gwangmu |
| Eulsa Righteous War (1905) | Korea | Japan | Defeat
| Emperor Gwangmu |
| Jeungmi Righteous War (1907) | Korea | Japan | Defeat
| Emperor Yunghui |
| Great Korean Militia Roundup Campaign (1909) | Korea | Japan | Defeat
| Emperor Yunghui |
| Conflict | North Korea and its allies | Opponents | Results | North Korean losses | Leader of North Korea | |
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| Military | Civilian | |||||
| North Korea | ||||||
| Korean War (1950–1953) |  North Korea  China  Soviet Union |  South Korea  United Nations Command | Stalemate
| 215,000– 350,000 | 1,550,000 | |
| Vietnam War (1967–1969) [lower-alpha 1] |  North Vietnam  Viet Cong  Pathet Lao  Khmer Rouge China  Soviet Union North Korea |  South Vietnam  United States South Korea  Australia  New Zealand  Laos  Cambodia  Khmer Republic  Thailand | Victory (in 1975)
| 14 [5] | None | |
| Korean DMZ Conflict (1966–1969) | North Korea | South Korea United States | Defeat
| 397 | Unknown | |
| Yom Kippur War (1973) |  Egypt  Syria  Jordan  Iraq  Algeria  Morocco  Tunisia  Cuba North Korea [6] [7] |  Israel | Defeat [8]
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| Ugandan Bush War (1980–1986) |  UNLA  Tanzania (until 1985) North Korea | NRA | Defeat
| Unknown | Unknown | |
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左議政朴訔啓: "左軍節制使朴實 對馬島敗軍時所(護)〔獲〕 漢人 宋官童等十一名, 備知我師見敗之狀, 不可解送中國, 以見我國之弱。Left State Councilor Bak Eun advised, "Eleven Chinese people including Song Guantong, who were freed when Bak Sil, commander of the Left Army, was defeated in Tsushima Island, know much about the situation in which our troops were defeated. [They] should not be sent to China under escort, because that would reveal our country's weakness [to China]."
仇里安曰: "本島之屬於慶尙道, 己之所不知, 戒道豈能獨知乎? 必是妄言也。 … 對馬島, 日本邊境。攻對馬島, 是攻本國也 Kyūrian said, "I did not know about our island's subordination to Gyeongsang Province. How could [Shin] Kaidō alone have known? This surely was reckless talk. … Tsushima is on the Japanese frontier, thus an attack on Tsushima is an attack on Japan.
