Hwang Yun-gil explained

Hangul:	황윤길
Hanja:	黃允吉
Rr:	Hwang Yungil
Mr:	Hwang Yun'gil

Hwang Yun-gil (; 1536–?), also known as Hwang Yun'gil, was a Korean diplomat and ambassador of the Joseon period. He was a member of the Western faction in the Joseon court.^[1] He represented Joseon interests in a tongsinsa (diplomatic mission or corresponding envoys) to Sengoku period in Japan when it was controlled by strongman Toyotomi Hideyoshi.^[2]

1590 mission to Japan

Between 1590 and 1591, King Seonjo of Joseon sent a mission to Japan led by Hwang Yun-gil, accompanied by Kim Seong-il and Heo Seong.^[3] The chronology of this diplomatic embassy encompassed:

• September 1589 (22nd year of King Seonjo's rule: Gimi year): Dispatch of tongsinsa to Japan decided upon by the Joseon court.^[3]
• March 1590 (23rd year of King Seonjo's rule: Gyeongin year): The tongsinsa were sent to Japan.^[3]
• January 1591 (24th year of King Seonjo's rule: Sinmyo year): Hwang Yun-gil and others returned the port Busan.^[3]

A diplomatic mission conventionally consisted of three primary figures—the main envoy, the vice-envoy, and a document official. Also included were one or more official writers or recorders who created a detailed account of the mission.^[4] In 1607, Hwang Yun-gil was the main envoy; and he was accompanied by Kim Sŏng-il, who was the vice-ambassador, and Hŏ Son, who was the document official.^[5]

See also

• Joseon diplomacy
• Joseon missions to Japan
• Joseon tongsinsa
• Tsūkō ichiran, mid-19th century text
• Japanese invasions of Korea (1592–1598)

References

• Kang, Etsuko Hae-jin. (1997). Diplomacy and Ideology in Japanese-Korean Relations: from the Fifteenth to the Eighteenth Century. Basingstoke, Hampshire; Macmillan. ;
• Rutt, Richard and James Hoare. (1999). Korea: a Historical and Cultural Dictionary. London: Routledge.

External links

• Joseon Tongsinsa Cultural Exchange Association ;

Notes and References

1. Turnbull, Stephen: Samurai Invasion. Japan's Korean War 1592–98 (London, 2002), Cassell & Co
2. Rutt, Richard et al. (2003). Korea: a Historical and Cultural Dictionary, p. 190.
3. http://jinju.museum.go.kr/english/sub01/htm/01.htm Jinjun National Museum
4. Walraven, Boudewign et al. (2007). Korea in the middle: Korean studies and area studies, p. 362.
5. Kang, Etsuko Hae-jin. (1997). Diplomacy and Ideology in Japanese-Korean Relations: from the Fifteenth to the Eighteenth Century, p. 89.