쓰시마 易地通信 교섭과 朝鮮語通詞의 한글문서

Abstract

The Japanese settlement(Waegwan, 倭館) in early modern periodhad a dual nature of a space of boundary and contact' between Joseon and Japan. Among the people of Tsushima domain who worked in the Japanese settlement, the Korean interpreters were at the forefront of communication with Joseon. Theirgeneral duties were to support the official affairs of the Captain of the Japanese settlement(Kwansu, 館守), the Saihan(裁判) and the Daikan(代官). So, their office was also near the residences of the Captain, Saihan and Daikanon the eastern side of the Japanese settlement. The main area of activity for the Korean interpreters was not limited to the eastern side of the Japanese settlement. They often went to Sakanosita(坂ノ下) in the north of the Japanese settlement, where there was a residential area and an office for the official interpreters of Joseon who were working at the forefront of communication with Japan. In order to facilitate a smooth communication with Joseon, the Korean interpreters also wrote letters in Hangul. There are nine letters that are considered to have been written by them among the Hangul documents in relation to the communication and negotiation of Tsushima Translocation Envoys. The Tsushima Translocation Envoys was proposed by the Edo Bakuhu(江戶幕府). It meant a change of the whole ceremony of diplomatic rites including the ceremony of sending the letters of sovereign as well as the places. Therefore, it took 24 years of long negotiation to establish. Therefore, the role of the Korean interpreters who were active at the forefront of communication with Joseon, was also important. The Hangul letters written by the Korean interpreters during the negotiation process for Tsushima Translocation Envoys can be used as a basis for understanding the position of the Edo Bakuhu and Tsushima domain.Furthermore, it is a precious referential material that can give a glimpse of the efforts of the Korean interpreters who tried to transfer the position of the Edo Bakuhu and the Tsushima domain to Joseon in order to proceed the negotiation smoothly.