1555년 ‘을묘왜변 제주대첩’에 관하여 －달량왜변과의 차별성 및 을묘왜변의 실행 주체－

Abstract

The year of 1555 was the peak of the activities of later Japanese pirates(later Wako) or the Jiajing(嘉靖)’s Japanese pirates(Jiajing Wako) in China. In this year, two Japanese Invasions also occurred in Joseon(朝鮮). Dalryang Japanese Invasion(達梁倭變) in Jeolla-do in May of the lunar calendar and Jeju Japanese Invasion(濟州倭變) on June 27 of the lunar calendar are commonly called Eulmyo Japanese Invasion(乙卯倭變). More than 40 Japanese ships appeared on Jeju Island and 1,000 people landed, and in response, Jeju's military and civilian cooperated to repel them. Until now, the Jeju Japanese Invasion has not received much attention, and it has often been omitted when describing the Eulmyo Japanese Invasion. Recently, there has been an active movement in Jeju Island to re-evaluate it as the Great Victory on Jeju(濟州大捷) along with rediscovering the history of the Jeju Japanese Invasion. It can be said that the restoration of forgotten history and its use as a local history are of sufficient significance and value. However, there are very few historical records about the Great Victory on Jeju, and there is a problem that the contents of each historical record contradict each other. Therefore, in order to restore the facts, thorough criticism of feed and careful consideration to supplement them are required. The Japanese pirates in Jeju Island and the Korean Peninsula can be said to be an extension of later Japanese pirates activities in China, so the situation in China and Japan at that time should be fully considered. Considering the related historical records and the situation at that time, it is believed that the Japanese pirates who caused the Jeju Japanese invasion were a separate group from the Japanese pirates who caused the Dalryang Japanese invasion before that. Referring to the case of the Japanese pirates which appeared on Jeju Island around 1555, it can be seen that the Japanese pirates along the Jeju Japanese Invasion also came from China. In addition, the reason for appearing on Jeju Island seems to be that normal navigation to Japan was impossible due to wind and waves, just like other cases.