Yŏ Ŭison (; ) was a

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n civil minister (''munsin'') and

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from the

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Yŏ clan during the early

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period. Yŏ served as the first

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(''moksa'') of

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and a ''Jeonseo'' (minister). He also was sent to

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as a diplomat representing

Biography

On October 25, 1403, the fourth year of

Taejong Taejong (; 16 May 1367 – 10 May 1422), personal name Yi Pangwŏn (), was the third monarch of the Joseon dynasty of Korea and the father of Sejong the Great. He was the fifth son of King Taejo, the founder of the dynasty. Before ascending t ...

'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,

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Kang, Etsuko H. (1997)
''Diplomacy and Ideology in Japanese-Korean Relations: from the Fifteenth to the Eighteenth Century,'' p. 275.
/ref> 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,

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, vol. 8. He was a ''Joseonseo'' (典書), the predecessor of '' Panseo'', or, minister of ''Yukjo'', the

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. 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

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and

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, 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'' 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,

, vol. 11.

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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). *

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, John Whitney. (1997). ''The Cambridge History of Japan: Early Modern Japan.'' Cambridge:

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. ; * 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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