壬辰倭亂期 조선과 일본의 豊臣氏 활용과 그 인식

Abstract

Various studies are being carried out about the Imjin war in an international viewpoint, yet examination on historical data on an international context is still insufficient. Also, previous studies have not examined about the name of Hideyoshi. ‘Toyotomi’, widely known as Hideyoshi’s family name, is in fact his Uji(clan), being his background to be inaugurated as Kampaku and the symbol of his power. Although Hideyoshi’s another surname(Myōji) Hashiba and Toyotomi Uji are clearly different in nature, previous studies on Imjin War has treated the Toyotomi Uji similar to Myōjis such as Konishi or Katō. This study focuses on Toyotomi Uji by examining the Sōnjo Sillok, to analyze how the Toyotomi Uji was recognized outside of Japan. In Sōnjo Sillok, many articles mention Yukinaga or Kiyomasa presenting themselves as Toyotomi. Because of this, the words ‘Toyotomi Yukinaga’ or ‘Toyotomi Hideyoshi’ frequently appear in the articles. Ming, which started to negotiate with Japan, started to call Hideyoshi or Yukinaga with both their Taira Uji(Heishi) and the Toyotomi Uji. Chosōn, on the other hand, recorded in many articles that the Japanese called themselves so, but called them by their Taira Uji only, not using the Toyotomi Uji. Adding to the fact that Chosōn could not get clear information about Japanese politics, this led to the image of Taira Uji being related to Hideyoshi, a title which Hideyoshi himself considered not suitable for a king. Before and after the Imjin War, Chosōn further continued to degrade Hideyoshi in extension of the Genpei conflict, even recognizing Ieyasu’s authority just because he was the Minamoto Uji(Genji). As shown, Japan did not hesitate to present Toyotomi Uji, their new order, to Chosōn and Ming. After the Japanese named themselves with Toyotomi Uji, Ming acknowledged the title. However, even though they were aware of the new title, Chosōn intentionally tried to avoid using the Toyotomi Uji. By examining such aspects, this study will help understand the international change in East Asia around the Imjin War era, and how Japan presented their change in political order.