16～17세기 古今島 인근 海路와 水軍鎭의 설치

Abstract

This is a case study to investigate dispatch of the naval force, establishment of sugunjins(水軍鎭), island interrelation between sea routes and sugunjins in the southwest islands region in 16th and 17th century. Existing studies on sugunjins have included its establishment, its enlargement, changes of its function, its subsidiary facilities, the structure of its finances and so on, but have not paid attention to its location relatively. Where were sugunjins located? It was the 31th year of Sunjo(宣祖) when Gokeumdo(古今島) began to be considered as a army post. In other words, it is originated from stationing the allied forces at Duckdongli(德洞里), Gokeumdo by Lee, Sunsin(李舜臣) from Chosun(朝鮮) and Jinlin(陳璘) from Ming(明). At that time, Lee, Sunsin was full of praise for the geographical position of Gokeumdo by saying ‘the key point able to control right and left sea of Honam(湖南)’. It is in the early 17th century when sugunjins were established in Gokeumdo. At that time, governmental officials was investigating discussion about establishment of sugunjins to construct the defence system of islands region in the southwest sea. As s result of it, they knew the importance of the defence system there, and had an opinion that one or two sugunjins, first, should be tried to operate and then their number should be expended in stead of experiencing trial and error by establishing several sugunjins at a time. The required conditions paid attention as the center of sugunjins in the southwest sea in the 17th century have been found in its location and sea routes. In other words, the location of Gokeumdo has being piled up one on another by islands, large and small, and had way point that the distribution of Galipojin(加里浦鎭) at Wando(莞島), Whenyungpojin(會寧浦鎭) at Jangheung(長興), Madojin(馬島鎭) at Gangjin(康津), and so on enabled to get in touch instantly with Jeollagamyoung(全羅監營), Byungyoung(兵營), Usuyuong(右水營), Jwasuyuong(左水營), Hanyang(漢陽), Youngnam(嶺南), and so on. In other words, the construction network that connected right and left between Gokeumdojin(古今島鎭) and upper governmental offices was its sea routes. On the ground of that, it is understood that the allied forces of Chosun-Ming(朝明) was stationed in Gokeumdo and all sugunjinbos(水軍鎭堡) around the south west sea including Gokeumdojin were located in the sides of the sea routes in the 17th century.