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A Study on the Repatriation of Captives throughout the Ending Era of the Goryeo Dynasty and the Beginning Era of the Chosun Dynasty : A Critical Review on the Theory of “Imagawa Ryousyun‘s Background of the Repatriation=Economic Benefits for the Purpose”

  • 日本硏究
  • 2014, (36), pp.397-420
  • Publisher : The Center for Japanese Studies
  • Research Area : Humanities > Japanese Language and Literature
  • Published : February 20, 2014

Han, Yoonhee 1

1성균관대학교

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ABSTRACT

The subject of this paper is repatriation of captives of Goryeo (or Chosun) people whokidnapped by Waegu (倭寇). ‘Repatriation of Captives’ studies contended that the wholesubjects of repatriation including Kyuusyuutandai (九州探題) Imagawa Ryousyun (今川了俊) had repatriated captives for the economical benefits exclusively, based on the factcaptives were repatriated. Therefore, this paper confirmed the object of the repatriationof Imagawa Ryousyun - was it on the economic goal or not? - and the features of therepatriation of captives. As a result, the fact was established - beyond the half (70%) of captives were repatriatedby Imagawa Ryousyun when he was appointed as the Kyuusyuutandai. And this paperconfirmed the fact - why Ryousyun repatriated more than 2,000 captives when he wasin his post. Imagawa Ryousyun was appointed as kyuusyuutandai for suppression Waeguand to sweep Southern Dynasty. But it was too difficult to control Waegu, Ryousyunrepatriated captives to Goryeo as the diplomatic action for getting the trust that the Shogunatesupresses Waegu diligently. Under the situation of invasion of Waegu decennary, Ryousyunrepatriated captives several times. So Goryeo trusts the effort of Shogunate and ceasesdispatching the Mission proposal prohibition of Waegue. Thus the policy that repatriatesCaptives leads to mitigating strained military and diplomatic relationship between Goryeoand Japan, and it means that driving force which makes Goryeo and Japan to restore andcultivate the confidential relationship.

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