明代 遼東政策과 對外關係

Abstract

We know that the orders of East Asia was restructuring between the late 14th century and 15th century. In this period, Yuan-Dynasty was replaced to Ming-Dynasty, Korea-Dynasty to Chosun-Dynasty, and Bei Yuan(~t:it;) or Jurchen forces took a diplomatic offense with Ming-Dynasty or Chosun-Dynasty. And, Ming-Dynasty also attempted to reign over the East-Asia through the Liaodong(~JIO defensive-system, that constructed castles or established Wei · Suo (-llf · P.li', a military establishment), and forced them to pay tribute. In the early time, Ming-Dynasty tried to annex a the Liaodong province in to Ming's territory by constructing 368 Wei · Suo m that place. But from the middle of Ming-Dynasty, Ming-Dynasty felt to come to crises because of the growing of Mongol and Jurchen. Therefore Ming-Dynasty changed the Liaodong defensive system into the passive defensive strategy of constructing the Liaodong long-wall. In the same time, Ming tried to control them by establishing horse-market at the frontier and trading with them. After the 'Tu-mu incident', however, forces of the Liaodong province started to expend thire power into the frontier and the midland (qi !:60. And in the end, emperor was taken prisoner by forces of the Liaodong province. The Liaodong province always has been conceived of very important region m the history of china. And especially in Ming-Dynasty, the Liaodong province was the very rigion that Ming-Dynasty was defeated by the Qing-Dynasty. Therefore It is very meaningful that understand the historical importance of the Liaodong province through the changing of the Liaodong defensive system.