古文書로 본 17세기 朝鮮 水軍 戰船의 武器體系

Abstract

This study is a concrete study of military equipment and weapon systems of Chosun navy in the 17th century. After the Japanese invasion of Korea, main warship of Chosun navy was a Jeon-Sun in the late Chosun dynasty. Main warship had been changed from Dae-Maeng-Sun under Maeng-Sun system in the early Chosun dynasty to Pan-Ok-Sun during the Japanese invasion of Korea, and finally changed to Jeon-Sun. Victory of Chosun navy during the Japanese invasion of Korea was indebted much to large warship Pan-Ok-Sun and its gunpowder weapons like Cheon-Ja-Chong-Tong. Due to these factors, navy warship in Chosun dynasty had gotten bigger and bigger after the Japanese invasion of Korea. However, due to lack of data, there were almost no specific studies about structure and system of Jeon-Sun, armaments and weapon system in the late Chosun dynasty. Fortunately I found that two Jeon-Sun were newly constructed in Naju when I was studying Naju-Mok Joong-Gi of 1693. Joong-Gi is a written investigation of wealth that had been kept in local authorities. Therefore I could grasp various military equipment and weaponry of Jeon-Sun which had been managed in Naju. Local officials of Il-Jeon-Seon-Saek, Il-Jeon-Seon-Goon-Gi-Saek, Yi-Jeon-Seon-Saek and Yi-Jeon- Seon-Goon-Gi-Saek managed various materials, military equipments and weapons related to Jeon-Sun. This study reviews and compares data about a military ship of Naju-Mok Joong-Gi with 1633 Gyong-Gi-Soo-Sa Hae-Yu- Mun-Seo's. Data related with navy Jeon-Sun in 17th century which is discovered is these two so far. I could identify actual conditions of specific military equipment and weapon systems of Jeon-Sun which is main warship of Chosun navy in 17th century thru datas I mentioned above. Firstly this study found that number of constructed Jeon-Sun in each region is almost same as "Sok-Dae-Jeon" recorded. Gunpowder weapon is main weapon in weapon system. This shows that weapon system had been changed from the traditional bow and sword to gunpowder weapon after Japanese invasion of Korea in 17th century. more specific military equipment and weapon systems will be mentioned in the body of this thesis. I think this study would contribute small bit to studies of navy and Jeon-Sun of Chosun dynasty that were insufficient due to lack of data. I hope there will be a new excavation of data and profound studies.