임진왜란 이후 명군철수 협상에 대한 고찰

Abstract

This paper examines the negotiations between Chosun and China on stationing(or withdrawing) of the Ming army in(from) Korea after the Imjin War. The paper focuses on three aspects of the negotiations. Firstly, it tries to follow the sequential progress of the negotiations. Secondly, it tries to understand the routes and methods of communication between both countries reflected in them. Thirdly, it examines whether there was any desire or idea to take over Chosun on the side of Ming during the entire period of negotiations. One of my tentative conclusions is that the communications did not proceed harmoniously, because they did not happen directly between the two governments, but mostly meditated by the headquarters of the Ming army in Chosun. The discord within the Ming court also worsened the situation. The question of direct ruling by Ming was not raised during the negotiations. As far as Chosun remained as her faithful ally, Ming did not have any reason for that. Furthermore Ming herself had to combat various domestic and foreign threats.