The Oei Invasion

Japanese: 応永の外寇 - おうえいのがいこう
The Oei Invasion

The attack on Tsushima by the Joseon army of the Yi dynasty occurred in June 1419 (Oei 26). When news of the death of Tsushima's highly trusted lord, Mune Sadashige, reached Korea in April 1418, fears of a recurrence of Japanese pirates were raised in Korea. Then, in May of the following year, over 50 Japanese ships invaded the Joseon capital of Beijin County, Doun-gushi, and then 38 Japanese ships attacked Yeonpyeong-gushi in Haeju, which led King Taejong to decide to dispatch troops to Tsushima. With 227 warships carrying 17,285 troops and 65 days' worth of provisions, the Joseon army departed Geoje Island on June 19 and attacked Tsushima for over 10 days. They seized 129 ships, large and small, burned 1,939 houses, took 104 heads, and took many Japanese prisoners. A later compilation, "Taishu Henenryaku," states that 123 Japanese were killed, while over 2,500 Koreans were killed. The Korean army returned to Geoje Island on July 3. In November, the Muromachi Shogunate sent an emissary to Korea for the first time in several years to verify the authenticity of the information about the attack on Tsushima Island by the allied Mongol and Goryeo forces. In response, the Korean side sent the emissary Song Kiei to Japan to negotiate with the Shogunate. However, negotiations did not progress at all after that, and when Taejong died in 1423 (Oei 30) and Sejong took real political power, the relationship between Korea and Tsushima was restored by giving the right to manage and control trade between Japan and Korea to Sadamori, the son of Sadamori. Thus, as a result of Sejong's policy of peaceful exchange, the Kakitsu Treaty was concluded between Sadamori and the Joseon Dynasty.

[Hideo Kuroda]

[Reference] | Kakitsu Treaty

Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

Japanese:

1419年(応永26)6月に起こった李氏(りし)朝鮮軍の対馬(つしま)襲来事件。1418年4月、朝鮮に信頼の厚かった対馬島主宗貞茂(そうさだしげ)死去の報が伝わると、朝鮮では倭寇(わこう)再発の懸念が生じた。そして翌19年5月に、倭船50余艘(そう)が朝鮮の庇仁県都豆音串に侵入し、ついで倭船38艘が海州の延平串を襲撃するに及んで、太宗は対馬出兵を決意するに至った。兵船227艘に軍勢1万7285人を乗せ、65日分の兵糧を用意した李氏朝鮮軍は、6月19日に巨済(きょさい)島を出発し、10余日間にわたって対馬島を攻撃した。大小129艘の船を奪い、1939戸の家を焼き、104の首級をあげ、多くの日本人を捕虜にするなどした。後年の編纂(へんさん)物『対州(たいしゅう)編年略』では、日本側の死者123人、朝鮮側は2500余人と伝えられている。朝鮮軍は7月3日には巨済島に帰還した。11月、室町幕府は、蒙古(もうこ)・高麗(こうらい)連合軍が対馬島に来襲したとの、この事件についての情報の真偽を確かめるべく、数年ぶりに朝鮮へ使僧を送った。それに対して朝鮮側も回礼使宋希璟(そうきえい)を日本に送って幕府と折衝させた。しかし、その後の交渉はいっこうに進まず、1423年(応永30)に太宗が没し、世宗が政治の実権を掌握すると、宗貞茂の子貞盛(さだもり)に日朝貿易の管理統制権が与えられる形で、朝鮮と対馬の通交関係の回復がなされたのである。かくして、世宗の平和通交の交隣政策によって、宗貞盛と李氏朝鮮の間で結ばれたのが嘉吉(かきつ)条約である。

[黒田日出男]

[参照項目] | 嘉吉条約

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