Yun Jiwan[1] (1635–1718) was a scholar-official of the Joseon Dynasty Korea in 17th and 18th centuries.

Yun Ji-wan
윤지완
Right State Councillor
In office
20 May 1694 – 3 February 1695
Preceded byMin Am
Succeeded byRyu Sang-un
Personal details
Born1635
Died1718 (aged 82–83)
Korean name
Hangul
윤지완
Hanja
尹趾完
Revised RomanizationYun Ji-wan
McCune–ReischauerYun Chi-wan

He was also diplomat and ambassador, representing Joseon interests in the 7th Edo period diplomatic mission to the Tokugawa shogunate in Japan.[2]

1682 mission to Japan edit

In 1682, King Sukjong of Joseon caused a mission to be sent to Japan; and Yun Jiwan was the chief emissary.[2] This diplomatic mission functioned to the advantage of both the Japanese and the Koreans as a channel for developing a political foundation for trade.[3]

This delegation was explicitly identified by the Joseon court as a "Communication Envoy" (tongsinsa). The mission was understood to signify that relations were "normalized."[4]

See also edit

Notes edit

  1. ^ Cultural Heritage Administration, Name of Cultural Properties, Yakjojechalbi (Stele of agreement), 2006.
  2. ^ a b Walraven, Boudewijn et al. (2007). Korea in the middle: Korean studies and area studies, p. 361.
  3. ^ Walker, Brett L. "Foreign Affairs and Frontiers in Early Modern Japan: A Historiographical Essay," Early Modern Japan. Fall, 2002, pp. 48.
  4. ^ Lewis, James Bryant. (2003). Frontier contact between Chosŏn Korea and Tokugawa Japan, pp. 21-24.

References edit

  • Daehwan, Noh. "The Eclectic Development of Neo-Confucianism and Statecraft from the 18th to the 19th Century," Korea Journal (Winter 2003).
  • Lewis, James Bryant. (2003). Frontier contact between chosŏn Korea and Tokugawa Japan. London: Routledge. ISBN 978-0-700-71301-1
  • Walker, Brett L. "Foreign Affairs and Frontiers in Early Modern Japan: A Historiographical Essay," Early Modern Japan. Fall, 2002, pp. 44–62, 124–128.
  • Walraven, Boudewijn and Remco E. Breuker. (2007). Korea in the middle: Korean studies and area studies; Essays in Honour of Boudewijn Walraven. Leiden: CNWS Publications. ISBN 90-5789-153-0; OCLC 181625480

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Preceded by Joseon–Japanese
Edo period diplomacy
7th mission

1682
Succeeded by