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The aim is to explore the diplomatic dynamics in the reopening of trade between Japan, Chosŏn Korea, and Ming China after the Imjin War.

April 1, 2026Open Access

Diplomacy and Kingship : Trilateral Relationships among Japan, the Chosŏn, and the Ming during the Reopening of the Pusan Trade in 1604

YCYongchao CHENG

Key Points

The aim is to explore the diplomatic dynamics in the reopening of trade between Japan, Chosŏn Korea, and Ming China after the Imjin War.
Analyzed historical documents related to the Tsushima Fuchū domain's diplomacy.
Examined bilateral negotiations between Chosŏn and Tsushima.
Investigated the role of the Tokugawa shogunate in the trade reopening.
Restoration of relations between Japan and Chosŏn was prioritized after the Imjin War.
The reopening of the Pusan trade in 1604 involved collaboration between multiple governance entities.
Ming China played a crucial role in facilitating the diplomatic processes.

Abstract

For the Tsushima Fuchū domain, restoring severed relations with Chosŏn Korea after the Imjin War was a diplomatic priority. This article sheds light on the important role played by Ming China, which actively participated in the post-Imjin rapprochement between Japan and Korea. In particular, the reopening of the Pusan trade in 1604 was realized not only through bilateral Chosŏn-Tsushima negotiations but involved a more complicated multilateral relationship internal to Japan itself—the Tsushima domain and the Tokugawa shogunate as two parties of interest in Japan, as well as Chosŏn and Ming.

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