Yŏ Ŭison (; ) was a Korean civil minister (munsin) and diplomat from the Hamyang Yŏ clan(in Korean) 조선왕조실록을 통해 본 제주목사, Jeju City, p.345 during the early Joseon period. Yŏ served as the first governor (moksa) of Jeju IslandKim, Hyeon-jong () (2005-08-31) (in Korean) 제주시 '조선왕조실록을 통해 본 제주목사' 발간 Jeju Ilbo; 책에는 조선 초기인 1393년 12월(태조 2년)~1395년 4월(태조 4년) 첫 제주목사를 지낸 여의손부터. and a Jeonseo (minister). He also was sent to Japan as a diplomat representing Joseon.
Biography On October 25, 1403, the fourth year of Taejong's reign, Yŏ Ŭison was dispatched to Japan as a return courtesy to an earlier Japanese diplomatic mission to Korea sent from the Japanese shogun, Ashikaga YoshimochiKang, Etsuko H. (1997). Diplomacy and Ideology in Japanese-Korean Relations: from the Fifteenth to the Eighteenth Century, p. 275. in the same year.(1404-10-28) (in Korean) 태종 8권, 4년(1404 갑신 / 명 영락(永樂) 2년) 10월 24일(임진) 2번째기사 전서(典書) 여의손(呂義孫)을 일본국(日本國)에 보내어, 국왕에게 보빙(報聘)하였다. Taejong Sillok, Annals of the Joseon Dynasty, vol. 8.(1404-10-24) (in Korean) 태종 8권, 4년(1404 갑신 / 명 영락(永樂) 2년) 10월 24일(임진) 2번째기사 일본 국왕의 사신이 예궐하여 하직인사 하다 Taejong Sillok, Annals of the Joseon Dynasty, vol. 8. He was a Joseonseo (典書), the predecessor of Panseo, or, minister of Yukjo, the Six Ministries.(in Korean) 전서3(典書) Nate Korean Dictionary판서(判書), panseo Glossary of Korean studies, The Academy of Korean Studies
On February 27, 1406, however, the king banished Yŏ to Jindo island for his remissness in the discharge of his duty as a diplomat. When Yŏ Ŭison arrived in Japan, a diplomat from Ming China also visited there. His interpreter, Hwang Gi (黃奇) was fluent in both Chinese and Japanese language, so the Ming diplomat took off Hwang to China. In addition, Yŏ did not submit a report regarding the news to the king that Ming informed Japan of the intention to assault Joseon, but spread it in private. The Office of Inspector-General called Saheonbu 사헌부(司憲府), Saheonbu Glossary of Korean studies, The Academy of Korean Studies accused Yŏ of the negligence of the mission.(1406-02-27) (in Korean) 태종 11권, 6년(1406 병술 / 명 영락(永樂) 4년) 2월 27일(무자) 1번째기사 일본에 가서 사신의 임무를 소홀히 한 여의손을 진도로 귀양보내다 Taejong Sillok, Annals of the Joseon Dynasty, vol. 11.
See also Joseon diplomacy Joseon missions to Japan Joseon Tongsinsa
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References
Daehwan, Noh. "The Eclectic Development of Neo-Confucianism and Statecraft from the 18th to the 19th Century," Korea Journal (Winter 2003). Hall, John Whitney. (1997). The Cambridge History of Japan: Early Modern Japan. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. ; Kang, Etsuko Hae-jin. (1997). Diplomacy and Ideology in Japanese-Korean Relations: from the Fifteenth to the Eighteenth Century. Basingstoke, Hampshire; Macmillan. ;
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