Go Deuk-jong
Go Deuk-jong (1388–1452) was a scholar-official of the Joseon Dynasty Korea in the 14th century.
| Go Deuk-jong | |
| Hangul | 고득종 |
|---|---|
| Hanja | 高得宗 |
| Revised Romanization | Go Deuk-jong |
| McCune–Reischauer | Ko Tǔk-chong |
Go Deuk-jong | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1388 |
| Died | 1452 (aged 63–64) |
He was also diplomat and ambassador, representing Joseon interests in the tongsinsa (diplomatic mission) to the Ashikaga shogunate in Japan.[1]
1439 mission to Japan
King Sejong dispatched a diplomatic mission to Japan in 1439. This embassy to court of Ashikaga Yoshinori was led by Go Deuk-jong. Its purpose was to foster and maintain neighborly relations (Gyorin diplomacy); and assistance from the shogun was sought in suppressing the pirate raids from those known in Korean as waegu or in Japanese as the wakō.[2]
The Japanese hosts may have construed this mission as tending to confirm a Japanocentric world order.[3] Go Deuk-jong's actions were more narrowly focused in negotiating protocols for Joseon-Japan diplomatic relations.[2]
References
- 고득종(高得宗) - 한국민족문화대백과사전 [Go Deukjong (高得宗) - Encyclopedia of Korean National Culture]. encykorea.aks.ac.kr. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
- Kang, Etsuko Hae-jin (15 November 1997). Diplomacy and Ideology in Japanese-Korean Relations: From the Fifteenth to the Eighteenth Century. Palgrave Macmillan. p. 275. ISBN 978-0-312-17370-8. OCLC 243874305.
- Yasunori, Arano (July 2005). "The Formation of a Japanocentric World Order". International Journal of Asian Studies. 2 (2): 185–216. doi:10.1017/S1479591405000094. ISSN 1479-5922. S2CID 145541884.
Further reading
- Daehwan, Noh. "The Eclectic Development of Neo-Confucianism and Statecraft from the 18th to the 19th Century," Korea Journal (Winter 2003).
- Kang, Etsuko Hae-jin . (1997). Diplomacy and Ideology in Japanese-Korean Relations: from the Fifteenth to the Eighteenth Century. Basingstoke, Hampshire; Macmillan. ISBN 978-0-312-17370-8; OCLC 243874305