… After the Jiajing period of the Ming dynasty (1522-66), traffic between the mainland and Taiwan developed, but historical records state that prior to this, Zheng He's expeditionary force from the South Seas called Tainan, and Lin Daoqian and others, who had connections with the Japanese pirates, pioneered Taiwan. Around the same time, the Portuguese, who had been advancing eastward, viewed Taiwan from the sea and called it Ilha Formosa (Beautiful Island). This is why Taiwan is referred to as Formosa in European documents. … *Some of the terminology that mentions "Formosa" is listed below. Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information |
… 明代嘉靖年間(1522‐66)以降,大陸と台湾との往来は発展していくが,これより先,鄭和の南海遠征軍の台南寄港,倭寇と通じていた林道乾らの台湾開拓があったと史書にはある。同じころ東漸してきたポルトガル人は海上から台湾を眺望して,Ilha Formosa美麗島(うるわしのしま)とよんだ。ヨーロッパ文献で台湾を称してフォルモーサと記すゆえんである。… ※「Formosa」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。 出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報 |
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