Return to Wihwa Island - Ikato Kaigun

Japanese: 威化島回軍 - いかとうかいぐん
Return to Wihwa Island - Ikato Kaigun

…Yi Seong-gye excelled in military ability and made great contributions to the suppression of the Red Turban Rebellion, the Jurchens, the remaining Mongol forces, and the Japanese pirates. In 1370, he became the governor of the Goryeo government and entered the center of the Goryeo government. In 1388, he became the commander of the attack on the Ming army that had occupied Manchuria. During the expedition to Liaoyang, he turned back the entire army from Wihwa Island in the lower reaches of the Yalu River (Wihwa Island Return Army), entered the capital, Kaesong, expelled King Shinu and Choe Young, and installed King Shinchang. The following year, he installed King Gongyang and seized the highest political and military power. …

*Some of the terminology used in reference to the "Wihwa Island Retreat" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…李成桂は軍事能力にすぐれ,紅巾の乱,女真人,モンゴル残存勢力,倭寇(わこう)などの討伐に大きな功績をあげ,1370年に知門下府事となって高麗政府の中枢に入った。88年,満州を占領した明軍を攻撃する指揮官となった彼は,遼陽遠征の途上,鴨緑江下流の威化島から全軍を引き返し(威化島回軍),首都開城に入城して辛禑(しんう)王と崔瑩(さいえい)を追放し,辛昌王を擁立した。さらに翌年,恭譲王を擁立した彼は政治・軍事の最高権力を掌握した。…

※「威化島回軍」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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