18세기 초 일본의 조선 표류민 송환과 제주 감귤

Abstract

Until the early 17th century, East Asian see was a space of invasion due to the emergence of Japanese pirates (倭寇) and wars among the nations. After the 18th century, the system of repatriation of drifters was established, and it was developing to return not only survivors but also bodies of dead men and drifting objects. In this article, it was considered about the Japanese drift of Jeju people and Jeju's original goods from 1704 to 1705. Based on the results of several investigations, Japan (Tsushima Domain) confirmed that the drifting objects were the tributes to the Joseon king, and then treated it as a separate matter from the repatriation of the drifters. Excuse was provided for Japan to do so because of Jeju’s long-standing custom of camouflaging the origins of Jeju people. If the drifters from Jeju had recognized the drift flowing into the coast of Japan (a box containing tangerines and abalone, etc.) as their shipment, the two could have certainly been treated as the same repatriation of the drifters, but that was not the case. As a justification, this Japanese side's method of handling the case was to faithfully implement the policies of the Japanese shogunate, which had diplomatic relations with the Joseon government. However, what Tsushima domain actually wanted to obtain instead was to increase the benefits by adding the repatriation of drifting objects separately from the repatriation of drifters. In this case, it can be seen that economic factors as well as diplomatic aspects strongly influenced the establishment and development of the maritime rescue system.