Hwang Yun-gil
| Hwang Yun-gil | |
| Hangul | 황윤길 |
|---|---|
| Hanja | 黃允吉 |
| Revised Romanization | Hwang Yungil |
| McCune–Reischauer | Hwang Yun'gil |
Hwang Yun-gil (Korean: 황윤길; Hanja: 黃允吉; 1536–?), also known as Hwang Yun'gil, was a Korean diplomat and ambassador of the Joseon period. He was a member of the Western faction in the Joseon court.[1] He represented Joseon interests in a tongsinsa (diplomatic mission or corresponding envoys) to Sengoku period in Japan when it was controlled by strongman Toyotomi Hideyoshi.[2]
1590 mission to Japan
[edit]Between 1590 and 1591, King Seonjo of Joseon sent a mission to Japan led by Hwang Yun-gil, accompanied by Kim Seong-il and Heo Seong.[3] The chronology of this diplomatic embassy encompassed:
- September 1589 (22nd year of King Seonjo's rule: Gimi year): Dispatch of tongsinsa to Japan decided upon by the Joseon court.[3]
- March 1590 (23rd year of King Seonjo's rule: Gyeongin year): The tongsinsa were sent to Japan.[3]
- January 1591 (24th year of King Seonjo's rule: Sinmyo year): Hwang Yun-gil and others returned the port Busan.[3]
A diplomatic mission conventionally consisted of three primary figures—the main envoy, the vice-envoy, and a document official. Also included were one or more official writers or recorders who created a detailed account of the mission.[4] In 1607, Hwang Yun-gil was the main envoy; and he was accompanied by Kim Sŏng-il, who was the vice-ambassador, and Hŏ Son, who was the document official.[5]
See also
[edit]- Joseon diplomacy
- Joseon missions to Japan
- Joseon tongsinsa
- Tsūkō ichiran, mid-19th century text
- Japanese invasions of Korea (1592–1598)
Notes
[edit]- ^ Turnbull, Stephen: Samurai Invasion. Japan's Korean War 1592–98 (London, 2002), Cassell & Co ISBN 0-304-35948-3
- ^ Rutt, Richard et al. (2003). Korea: a Historical and Cultural Dictionary, p. 190.
- ^ a b c d Jinjun National Museum Archived September 25, 2008, at the Wayback Machine: Chronology[permanent dead link]
- ^ Walraven, Boudewign et al. (2007). Korea in the middle: Korean studies and area studies, p. 362.
- ^ Kang, Etsuko Hae-jin. (1997). Diplomacy and Ideology in Japanese-Korean Relations: from the Fifteenth to the Eighteenth Century, p. 89.
References
[edit]- Kang, Etsuko Hae-jin. (1997). Diplomacy and Ideology in Japanese-Korean Relations: from the Fifteenth to the Eighteenth Century. Basingstoke, Hampshire; Macmillan. ISBN 978-0-312-17370-8; OCLC 243874305
- Rutt, Richard and James Hoare. (1999). Korea: a Historical and Cultural Dictionary. London: Routledge. ISBN 978-0-7007-0464-4