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@article{ART001860182},
author={Tae-koo HUH},
title={The War with the Japanese in the 1590s, and the military usages of maps and geographical topographies},
journal={The Review of Korean History},
issn={1225-133X},
year={2014},
number={113},
pages={167-198}

TY - JOUR
AU - Tae-koo HUH
TI - The War with the Japanese in the 1590s, and the military usages of maps and geographical topographies
JO - The Review of Korean History
PY - 2014
VL - null
IS - 113
PB - The Historical Society Of Korea
SP - 167
EP - 198
SN - 1225-133X
AB - Examined in this article is how the Joseon people perceived and utilized maps and geographical manuals in the time of war. The international war of Northeast Asia that broke out with the Japanese invasion of the Korean peninsula involved Ming as well marked a really active usage of obtaining and utilizing military geographical information. The military geographical information contained in maps and geographical manuals were under strict management and protection during the early half of the Joseon dynasty period, but as the war with the Japanese broke out in the 1590s demands for those information of militaristic and diplomatic nature were considerably increased. The Joseon government actively utilized maps and sea maps in devising defensive strategies as well as coordinating joint operations with the Ming command in on-land and maritime operations. For Japan, which mounted a large scale military operation on foreign soil geographical information was vital, and obtaining details of roadways was imperative. The Japanese must have acquired Joseon geographical information through Japanese merchants who were residing at the Wae’gwan(倭館) area, the Japanese emissaries who visited Joseon right before the war, and Joseon criminals who fled to Japan. Examination of data and historical documents reveal that the Japanese troops indeed obtained detailed maps in Joseon right after the war began and used them in military operations. Also, the movement of troops was heavily helped by not only maps but also Joseon guides, the Hyangdo(嚮導). Not only the Japanese troops as invaders but also the Ming troops which came to help were in desperate needs of geographical information of Joseon. The civil and military officials of Ming requested for maps and geographical manuals to the Joseon government in order to be prepared with information of foreign territory that would help them mount and launch necessary military operations. Around the time of the second war that broke out in the Jeong’yu year the Ming naval force joined the war, and the Ming government asked the Joseon government for information of the Korean peninsula’s coastal areas. Especially the Shin’jeung Dong’guk Yeo’ji Seung’ram(『新增東國輿地勝覽』) was used in resolving diplomatic issues that occurred between Joseon and Ming over discussions of truce negotiations.
KW - Imjin Wae’ran;Jeong’yu Jae’ran;maps;sea charts;Geological Topographies;military geographic information;Shin’jeung Dong’guk Yeo’ji Seung’ram(『新增東國輿地勝覽』);a guide
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Tae-koo HUH. (2014). The War with the Japanese in the 1590s, and the military usages of maps and geographical topographies. The Review of Korean History, 113, 167-198.

Tae-koo HUH. 2014, "The War with the Japanese in the 1590s, and the military usages of maps and geographical topographies", The Review of Korean History, no.113, pp.167-198.

Tae-koo HUH "The War with the Japanese in the 1590s, and the military usages of maps and geographical topographies" The Review of Korean History 113 pp.167-198 (2014) : 167.

Tae-koo HUH. The War with the Japanese in the 1590s, and the military usages of maps and geographical topographies. 2014; 113 : 167-198.

Tae-koo HUH. "The War with the Japanese in the 1590s, and the military usages of maps and geographical topographies" The Review of Korean History no.113(2014) : 167-198.

Tae-koo HUH. The War with the Japanese in the 1590s, and the military usages of maps and geographical topographies. The Review of Korean History, 113, 167-198.

Tae-koo HUH. The War with the Japanese in the 1590s, and the military usages of maps and geographical topographies. The Review of Korean History. 2014; 113 167-198.

Tae-koo HUH. The War with the Japanese in the 1590s, and the military usages of maps and geographical topographies. 2014; 113 : 167-198.

Tae-koo HUH. "The War with the Japanese in the 1590s, and the military usages of maps and geographical topographies" The Review of Korean History no.113(2014) : 167-198.