임진왜란 참전 일본 수군 연구 - 일본 전국시대 해상세력의 형성 배경과 전술을 중심으로

Abstract

Even after more than 430 years since the outbreak of the Imjin War, relatively inadequate research has been conducted on the Japanese Navy who participated in the war at that time. Therefore, this study analyzes the Japanese naval forces that participated in the Imjin War. It investigates who these naval forces were, how they became involved in the Imjin War, the naval tactics they employed, and the background surrounding their participation. According to the analysis through this study, Japan in the 16th century, when the Japanese Invasion of Korea broke out, was a nationwide era seeking power-oriented military power, and at this time, the late Japanese pirates, which combined variously with Japanese coastal people and a large number of Chinese, appeared in the sea. However, each of Japan's daimyo absorbed maritime forces such as pirates in each region to secure the right to the sea. And especially Toyotomi Hideyoshi unified the country, and maritime forces participated in the Imjin War as Japanese Naval Forces. During the Warring States period, their primary mission was not naval battles but rather the transportation of supplies such as provisions, personnel, and weapons, as well as conducting naval blockades. Therefore, they exhibited distinctively different characteristics compared to the regular naval forces, which had the primary goal of securing maritime control in the early stages of the Imjin War. Since there is still a lack of research on the Japanese naval forces participating in the Imjin War in domestic studies, this study is expected to serve as basic data for the study of naval history and the study of the Japanese naval forces during the Imjin War.