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Let's say Toyotomi Hideyoshi dies before he launches his campaign (the Imjin War) to try and take over China through Korea in the 1590s.

Obviously, Korea would be much better off: it wouldn't lose a significant amount of its population, and its cultural artifacts, technological inventions, and agricultural capabilities wouldn't be destroyed.

Would this result in the Ming Dynasty surviving or would the Qing Dynasty still replace it?

With butterflies, it's hard to predict, but would this have any obvious effects outside of East Asia?
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