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Training methods and military discipline of Chousun musketeer around the 17th century

김영준 1

1목원대학교

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ABSTRACT

This study is analysis on the training methods and military discipline of musketeer responsible for a key figure in Chousun army around the 17th century. Since it was founded, Chousun dynasty faced the most complicated crisis around the 17th century when it had been invaded by Japan in 1592 (임진왜란 壬辰倭亂) and Chung Dynasty in 1636 (병자호란 丙子胡亂 ) . The military system of Chousun at that time was almost collapsed by the Japanese army's early offensive and it was very necessary for it to design a new one for substituting the old system. According to its need, Chouson dynasty published the Training Book (훈련도감 訓鍊都監 ) in which Musketeer appeared as its key change. Actually, the weapon called Musket was not at all new to Chousun because it had already used gunpowder. However, Chousun's army hadn't yet developed proper military tactics to utilize Musket systematically and organizationally. On the contrary, the Japanese army had developed strong and effective heating tactics on the basis of the Musket imported in Europe, which affected one of causes that Chousun army was beaten in early stage of war. However, we should notice that the Musket used in East-Asia then was different from that was used in Europe. And these differences were not only distinct from kinds of just a weapon, but had an strong impact on military tactics and the way of war execution adapted by both countries. Thus, this study, by noticing these differences, analyzed the reason why Chouson dynasty had chose the Musket of other kind from the West as its major individual weapon system. As a result, it found out that cultural concept affecting those who conducted the war had a great influence on the difference between military tactics. For the reason, this study sought to find a cultural notion made ​​up of such a military environment as well as the military history is not limited just to Military weapon systems, a combat or the military institution.

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