Goryeo missions to Imperial China
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Goryeo missions to Imperial China were the diplomatic ventures of Kingdom of Goryeo
which were intermittently sent in the years 918–1392, representing a significant aspect of the international relations of mutual Goryeon-Chinese contacts and communication.
A cautious diplomacy was the foreign policy of the Kingdom of Goryeo up through its demise in 1392. Evolving Korean historiography
during the reign of Seongjong of Joseon
, emphasized that its theoretical and functional foundations were rooted in Confucian scholar-bureaucrats
, institutions and philosophy.
and the Ming Dynasty
in China were difficult for Goryeo; as were the years of transition which preceded the Yuan. During the reign of Wonjong
, Goryeo was tributary of the Yuan, sending 36 tributary missions to the Yuan court between 1264 and 1294.
In the autumn of 1384, Jeong Mongju led the Goryeo mission to Nanking for the celebration of the Ming emperor's birthday.
During the reign of the Hongwu Emperor
, envoys from Goryeo were rejected before the mid-1380s.
Goryeo
The Goryeo Dynasty or Koryŏ was a Korean dynasty established in 918 by Emperor Taejo. Korea gets its name from this kingdom which came to be pronounced Korea. It united the Later Three Kingdoms in 936 and ruled most of the Korean peninsula until it was removed by the Joseon dynasty in 1392...
which were intermittently sent in the years 918–1392, representing a significant aspect of the international relations of mutual Goryeon-Chinese contacts and communication.
A cautious diplomacy was the foreign policy of the Kingdom of Goryeo up through its demise in 1392. Evolving Korean historiography
Historiography
Historiography refers either to the study of the history and methodology of history as a discipline, or to a body of historical work on a specialized topic...
during the reign of Seongjong of Joseon
Seongjong of Joseon
Seongjong of Joseon was the ninth king of the Joseon Dynasty of Korea. He succeeded King Yejong in 1469 and ruled until 1494.-Reign:...
, emphasized that its theoretical and functional foundations were rooted in Confucian scholar-bureaucrats
Scholar-bureaucrats
Scholar-officials or Scholar-bureaucrats were civil servants appointed by the emperor of China to perform day-to-day governance from the Sui Dynasty to the end of the Qing Dynasty in 1912, China's last imperial dynasty. These officials mostly came from the well-educated men known as the...
, institutions and philosophy.
Goryeon diplomacy
Strife during the years of transition between the Yuan DynastyYuan Dynasty
The Yuan Dynasty , or Great Yuan Empire was a ruling dynasty founded by the Mongol leader Kublai Khan, who ruled most of present-day China, all of modern Mongolia and its surrounding areas, lasting officially from 1271 to 1368. It is considered both as a division of the Mongol Empire and as an...
and the Ming Dynasty
Ming Dynasty
The Ming Dynasty, also Empire of the Great Ming, was the ruling dynasty of China from 1368 to 1644, following the collapse of the Mongol-led Yuan Dynasty. The Ming, "one of the greatest eras of orderly government and social stability in human history", was the last dynasty in China ruled by ethnic...
in China were difficult for Goryeo; as were the years of transition which preceded the Yuan. During the reign of Wonjong
Wonjong of Goryeo
Wonjong of Goryeo was the 24th ruler of the Goryeo dynasty of Korea. He ascended to the throne with the help of Kublai Khan...
, Goryeo was tributary of the Yuan, sending 36 tributary missions to the Yuan court between 1264 and 1294.
In the autumn of 1384, Jeong Mongju led the Goryeo mission to Nanking for the celebration of the Ming emperor's birthday.
During the reign of the Hongwu Emperor
Hongwu Emperor
The Hongwu Emperor , known variably by his given name Zhu Yuanzhang and by his temple name Taizu of Ming , was the founder and first emperor of the Ming Dynasty of China...
, envoys from Goryeo were rejected before the mid-1380s.
List of Goryeo diplomatic envoys
- Seo HuiSeo HuiSeo Hui was a Korean politician and diplomat during the early days of the Goryeo Dynasty of Korea . Seo is best remembered for his diplomatic skills that led 60,000 Khitan troops to withdraw from Goryeo without a battle.-Family:...
- Yi Ja-ryang
- Jeong Mongju, (1337-1392)