『樂齋日記』를 통해본 대구지역 임진왜란 의병의 활동과 성격

Abstract

This study set out to investigate the formation process and activities of the army raised in the cause of justice in the Daegu region after Japan invaded Joseon in 1592 and to ascertain its nature. Here, the Daegu region refers to the areas under the governance of Daegu Dohobu(大丘都護府) during the war since the army was raised in the cause of justice based on consultation with the Daegu Busa(大丘府使) with the noblemen of Daegubu(大丘府) forming such an army and fighting in and around Daegubu, which clearly shows a characteristic aspect of activities that the army carried out in the Daegu region. Recent studies on the Japanese Invasion of Korea in 1592 have made new attempts to recognize the certain roles of royal forces without damaging the significance of the army. The present study also followed the recent flow in its research efforts. The army raised in the cause of justice in the Daegu region is a good case of such armies and in connections with the royal forces. The major source of the present study was Nakjaeilgi, a journal kept by Nakjae Seo Sa-won that was a member of a prominent noble family in Daegu. He was the general of the army raised in the cause of justice in the Daegu region and got involved in the army from the beginning, thus holding a position to get detailed information about its circumstances. His journal offers a good description about the process and activities of the army in the Daegu region, thus claiming great value as a historical material. The first characteristic of the army raised in the cause of justice in the Daegu region was a relatively smooth cooperation system between the government and the people from the early days of its formation. Seo Sa-won, the leader of the army, discussed its formation with the Busa, who, in turn, showed his interest and concern for the army by observing its training. The next characteristic was that the organization of the army covering the entire Daegubu was based on the basic units of Myeon(面) and Ri(里), the administrative units of Daegubu, deployed the general and the secretary, and thus encompassed the entire Daegubu. The system was originally implemented by Anjipsa(安集使) Kim Reuk in some towns in Gyeongsangjwado(慶尙左道) and later accepted by Daegu. Even though the army raised in the cause of justice in the Daegu region did not perform meritorious service during the war, it deserves high evaluation in that it established a collaborative system with the royal forces, stayed in the Daegu region, and tried to protect the life and property of people in Daegubu. Those aspects of the army will be of assistance to the research on the entire history of armies raised in the cause of justice.