베트남 西山朝 巨儒 吳時任의 使行관련 기록 일고

Abstract

This article is intended to analyze the situation before and after the change of sovereignty of Vietnam and Wang Kwang-pyeong(阮光平, 1753-1792) who became a hot issue in East Asia from 1788 to 1793, through the works of Oh Si-im (吳時任, 1746-1803), an outstanding Confucian scholar in the late 18th century. In 1790, envoys from various East Asian countries, including Joseon, questioned the direct entry of Wankwangpyeong, who expelled the Yeo regime and established the Seosan(西山) dynasty, which is a fact that everyone knows. All the envoys who came to Qing to celebrate Emperor Qianlong's 80th birthday paid attention to the Manchurian clothing incident of the envoys who accompanied him (Ban Hui-wing, Wu Hui-jin, etc). The Joseon envoy's book of Qing and diplomatic documents show a kind of contempt toward them. Behind this simple symbolic incident, however, was the internal circumstances of the country where the new Vietnamese dynasty had to resolve through diplomatic missions of Qing. Although Joseon's diplomatic literature vividly describes the whereabouts of Vietnamese envoys in 1789 and 1790 and the situation of diplomatic missions, it is difficult to grasp the objective situation behind diplomacy due to limited information, prejudice, and lack of foreign awareness. On the other hand, this article focused on examining the internal situation of Vietnam and worrying about the point where the difference from the external perspective occurs, away from the limited observer's point of view of Korea. As part of this method, we will focus on the prototype of Oh Si-im, an intellectual and thinker who lived during the turbulent period of 18th century Vietnam, and the diplomatic document "Gorgeous" written on behalf of the Vietnamese Imperial Court and Vietnamese Emperor. In addition, we will find out why he entered Qing from 1789 to 1793, and the full picture of Vietnam's diplomatic mission after Emperor Kwangjug(光中)'s death, and seek a desirable view of approaching diplomacy during the 18th century Vietnam's Seosan dynasty.