Hwang Sin (; 1560–1617) was a Korean officer of the

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period; in the 16th and 17th centuries. In 1588, Hwang placed first in the final civil service examination (''Mungwa''). He was also

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interests in a diplomatic mission to the court of

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in Japan.

1596–1597 mission to Japan

In the 23rd year of the reign of King

Seonjo Seonjo of Joseon (26 November 1552 – 16 March 1608) was the fourteenth king of the Joseon Dynasty of Korea from 1567 to 1608. He was known for encouraging Confucianism and renovating state affairs at the beginning of his reign. However, politi ...

, the Joseon Court directed that a diplomatic mission to Japan would be dispatched to Kyoto. The Joseon representatives travelled with the Ming ambassadors who traveled to Kyoto to meet with Hideyoshi. The chief envoy of this Joseon delegation was Hwang sin.Palais, James B
''Confucian&pg=PA83 Statecraft and Korean Institutions: Yu Hyŏngwŏn and the late Chosŏn Dynasty,'' p. 83
n.b., this source equates the term "formal ambassador" with "tongsinsa," without reference to signifying "normalized" bilateral relations. The purpose of this embassy was negotiating end of hostilities on the Korean peninsula and withdrawal of invading Japanese forces.Kang, Etsuko H. (1997). ''Diplomacy and Ideology in Japanese-Korean Relations: from the Fifteenth to the Eighteenth Century,'' p. 225. Hwang also hoped to arrange for the repatriation of more than 5,000 prisoners. However, the venture served only to arouse Hideyoshi's anger; and as a consequence, the Japanese forces were increased rather than reduced. Although diplomacy was intended to help move Joseon and Japan towards more normal relations, the mission was not understood to signify that relations were "normalized."Lewis, James Bryant. (2003)
''Frontier contact between Chosŏn Korea and Tokugawa Japan,'' pp. 21-24.
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References

* Kang, Etsuko Hae-jin. (1997). ''Diplomacy and Ideology in Japanese-Korean Relations: from the Fifteenth to the Eighteenth Century.'' Basingstoke, Hampshire; Macmillan. ; * Lee, Peter H., Koryŏ Taehakkyo and Minjok Munhwa Yŏnʼguso. (2000). ''The Record of the Black Dragon Year.'' Seoul: Korea University Press. ; * Lewis, James Bryant. (2003). ''Frontier contact between chosŏn Korea and Tokugawa Japan.'' London:

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. * Palais, James B. (1995). ''Confucian Statecraft and Korean Institutions: Yu Hyŏngwŏn and the late Chosŏn Dynasty.'' Seattle:

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Joseon Tongsinsa Cultural Exchange Association 조선통신사연구 (''Journal of Studies in Joseon Tongsinsa'')
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