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*''Korean/Japanese'': 海東諸國紀 ''(Haedong chegukki / Kaitou shokokki)'' | *''Korean/Japanese'': 海東諸國紀 ''(Haedong chegukki / Kaitou shokokki)'' | ||
| − | The ''Haedong chegukki'' ("Account of the Various Countries of the Eastern Sea") is a compilation of the history, geography, language, and foreign relations of Japan and [[Ryukyu Kingdom|Ryûkyû]], compiled by Korean official [[Sin Suk-chu]] ([[1417]]-[[1475]]) in [[1471]]. It has been identified as an important source for understanding [[Joseon Dynasty]] Korean views and attitudes towards Japan and Ryûkyû.<ref>Kang, 74.</ref> | + | The ''Haedong chegukki'' ("Account of the Various Countries of the Eastern Sea") is a compilation of the history, geography, language, and foreign relations of Japan and [[Ryukyu Kingdom|Ryûkyû]], compiled by Korean official [[Sin Suk-chu]] ([[1417]]-[[1475]]) in [[1471]]. It includes the oldest extant maps of Okinawa in any language,<ref>Gregory Smits, ''Early Ryukyuan History: A New Model'', Univ. of Hawaii Press (2024), 135.</ref> and has been identified as an important source for understanding [[Joseon Dynasty]] Korean views and attitudes towards Japan and Ryûkyû.<ref>Kang, 74.</ref> |
This text drew upon earlier precedents and regulations for diplomatic relations, and codified them into a new, streamlined system, which would then serve as a basis for the protocols followed in the [[Korean embassies to Edo]] during the [[Tokugawa period]]. The text was also read by Japanese scholars, including [[Arai Hakuseki]], who wrote a highly detailed annotated version with his own commentary. | This text drew upon earlier precedents and regulations for diplomatic relations, and codified them into a new, streamlined system, which would then serve as a basis for the protocols followed in the [[Korean embassies to Edo]] during the [[Tokugawa period]]. The text was also read by Japanese scholars, including [[Arai Hakuseki]], who wrote a highly detailed annotated version with his own commentary. | ||
Latest revision as of 00:20, 23 July 2025
- Date: 1471
- Author: Sin Suk-chu
- Korean/Japanese: 海東諸國紀 (Haedong chegukki / Kaitou shokokki)
The Haedong chegukki ("Account of the Various Countries of the Eastern Sea") is a compilation of the history, geography, language, and foreign relations of Japan and Ryûkyû, compiled by Korean official Sin Suk-chu (1417-1475) in 1471. It includes the oldest extant maps of Okinawa in any language,[1] and has been identified as an important source for understanding Joseon Dynasty Korean views and attitudes towards Japan and Ryûkyû.[2]
This text drew upon earlier precedents and regulations for diplomatic relations, and codified them into a new, streamlined system, which would then serve as a basis for the protocols followed in the Korean embassies to Edo during the Tokugawa period. The text was also read by Japanese scholars, including Arai Hakuseki, who wrote a highly detailed annotated version with his own commentary.
The volume includes one of the earliest extant maps of Ryûkyû included in any work.[3]
References
- Etsuko Hae-Jin Kang, Diplomacy and Ideology in Japanese-Korean Relations: From the Fifteenth to the Eighteenth Century, Palgrave Macmillan (1997), 74.
