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

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]

Notes

^ 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

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

External links

Joseon Tongsinsa Cultural Exchange Association (in Korean); (in Japanese)

[1] Turnbull, Stephen: Samurai Invasion. Japan's Korean War 1592–98 (London, 2002), Cassell & Co ISBN 0-304-35948-3

[2] Rutt, Richard et al. (2003). Korea: a Historical and Cultural Dictionary, p. 190.

[jinju-3] Jinjun National Museum Archived September 25, 2008, at the Wayback Machine: Chronology^{[permanent dead link‍]}

[4] Walraven, Boudewign et al. (2007). Korea in the middle: Korean studies and area studies, p. 362.

[5] Kang, Etsuko Hae-jin. (1997). Diplomacy and Ideology in Japanese-Korean Relations: from the Fifteenth to the Eighteenth Century, p. 89.

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