Fundamental research on the exercise of the Korean swallow using the newly discovered historical material "Yimun Deungnok"

2022 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 19K13369
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Early-Career Scientists
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Review Section: Basic Section 03030:History of Asia and Africa-related
• Research Institution: Meiji University
• Principal Investigator: SUZUKI KAI 明治大学, 文学部, 専任准教授 (80739425)
• Project Period (FY): 2019-04-01 – 2023-03-31
• Keywords: 壬辰戦争 / 燕行使 / 吏文謄録 / 事大文軌 / 朝鮮王朝 / 明 / 外交 / 明清交替

Outline of Final Research Achievements

This research is a basic study on diplomatic documents exchanged between the Joseon Dynasty and Ming Dynasty China from the end of the 16th century to the beginning of the 17th century. These diplomatic documents were written in a special writing style called "Yimun". In the Joseon Dynasty, "Yimun Deungnok" was continuously compiled. However, only "Yimun Deungnok," which is owned by the Academy of Korean Studies Jangseogak, is extant. The applicant has for the first time cataloged this collection of documents and clarified its structure. Furthermore, we examined its historical value through comparison with other historical materials. Through the analysis of this historical material, we will be able to shed new light on the relationship between Joseon and the Ming.

Free Research Field

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Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

本研究ではこれまでほとんど問題とされてこなかった朝鮮と明という二つの王朝国家の外交関係に光をあてるものである。両国間でやりとりされた外交文書をもとに外交関係を論じるという当然おこなわれてしかるべき研究であるが、これまでこうした研究は十分に行われてこなかった。外交文書は吏文という特殊な漢文の文体で記されており、歴史学のみならず、文学や言語学の分野においても意義あるものである。