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The images of Yi Sun-Sin reflected on the writings of a naval officer at the period of Meiji - Focusing on the writings of Ogasawara Naganari

Kim, Joonbae 1

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Among the Japanese Navy officers during the period of Meiji in Japan, Ogasawara Naganari was the first one to announce Yi Sun-sin to the Navy and the public. He published "The History of the Imperial Navy" and "The Lectures on the Sea-Power History of the Japanese Empire," in 1898, 1902 respectively. Both of them described Yi Sun-sin positively and highly praised. "The History of the Imperial Navy" was written for the general public and distributed to middle schools in the whole country. "The Lectures on the Sea-Power History of the Japanese Empire" affected naval officers because this book was a publications of compiling notes that he lectured when Ogasawara was a navy college instructor. Therefore, these two writings played a great role in spreading Yi Sun-sin in Japan. Ogasawara's detailed description of Yi Sun-sin was not simply due to his respect for Yi Sun-sin. In both writings, the Sea-Power was emphasized, and Yi Sun-Sin was ultimately used to achieve the goal of the expansion of navy powers. It was written by the basis of the writings of Alfred Thayer Mahan, a US war historian, as the theoretical basis and found the case in Japanese history. The defeat of Japanese navy during the Japanese invasion of Korea and the victory of the Korean navy led by Yi Sun-sin were very effective in showing the importance of 'the Sea-Power'. In addition, Yi Sun-sin was a "loyal to the nation" that the Japanese people had to learn at that time, and he was a "ideal admiral" to be learned by naval officers. As a monarchical nation, loyalty to the nation was essential, and Ogasawara was at the forefront of his role during his lifetime. For him, Yi Sun-sin was the most "ideal soldier." So Ogasawara seems to have praised Yi Sun-sin more positively. It is clear that these two writings of Ogasawara have propagated Yi Sun-sin in the positive direction in the Meiji Navy. His writings have formed images of Yi Sun-sin in Japan along with the history books, novels, and biographies already published at this time.

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