The first siege of Jinju was one of the major land battles during the Imjin War – the first occurred during the fall of 1592, and the second one in spring of 1593.

Ukita Hideie and Hosokawa Tadaoki agreed on taking the fortress because if captured, it would open up a new road to Jeolla, and they would be able to attack Gwak Jaeu's guerilla forces hiding in the area.

The Japanese Seventh Contingent arrived at Jinju on 8 November with 30,000 men under Kato Mitsuyasu, Hasegawa Hidekazu, Nagaoka Tadaoki, and Kimura Shigeji.

[3] Yu Sung-in, commander of right Gyeongsang province, placed his army in front of the gate of Jinju.

They expected another easy victory at Jinju but the Korean general Kim Si-min defied the Japanese and stood firm with his 3,800 men.

After three days of fighting, Kim Si-min was hit by a bullet on the side of his head and fell, unable to command his forces.

Gwak Jae-u, one of the main leaders of the Righteous armies of Korea arrived at night with an extremely small band, not enough to relieve the Koreans at Jinju.