Go Deuk-jong (Korean고득종; Hanja高得宗; 1388–1452) was a Korean scholar-official of the Joseon period in the 14th century.

Go Deuk-jong
Born1388
Died1452 (aged 63–64)
Korean name
Hangul
고득종
Hanja
高得宗
Revised RomanizationGo Deukjong
McCune–ReischauerKo Tŭkchong

He was also diplomat and ambassador, representing Joseon interests in the tongsinsa (diplomatic missions) to the Ashikaga shogunate in Japan.[1]

1439 mission to Japan

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King Sejong dispatched a diplomatic mission to Japan in 1439. This embassy to court of Ashikaga Yoshinori was led by Go Deuk-jong. Its purpose was to foster and maintain neighborly relations (Gyorin diplomacy); and assistance from the shogun was sought in suppressing the pirate raids from those known in Korean as waegu or in Japanese as the wakō.[2]

The Japanese hosts may have construed this mission as tending to confirm a Japanocentric world order.[3] Go Deuk-jong's actions were more narrowly focused in negotiating protocols for Joseon-Japan diplomatic relations.[2]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ 고득종(高得宗) [Go Deukjong (高得宗)]. Encyclopedia of Korean Culture. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
  2. ^ a b Kang, Etsuko Hae-jin (15 November 1997). Diplomacy and Ideology in Japanese-Korean Relations: From the Fifteenth to the Eighteenth Century. Palgrave Macmillan. p. 275. ISBN 978-0-312-17370-8. OCLC 243874305.
  3. ^ Yasunori, Arano (July 2005). "The Formation of a Japanocentric World Order". International Journal of Asian Studies. 2 (2): 185–216. doi:10.1017/S1479591405000094. ISSN 1479-5922. S2CID 145541884.

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