O Yun'gyŏm
Korean diplomat
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O Yun'gyŏm (1559–1636) was a Korean scholar-official and Chief State Councillor of the Joseon period.
O Yun'gyŏm 오윤겸 | |
|---|---|
| Chief State Councillor | |
| In office 16 December 1628 – 22 September 1631 | |
| Preceded by | Sim Hŭm |
| Succeeded by | Yun Pang |
| Left State Councillor | |
| In office 21 October 1633 – 25 February 1636 | |
| Preceded by | Kim Ryu |
| Succeeded by | Hong Sŏbong |
| In office 12 October 1627 – 17 August 1628 | |
| Preceded by | Sin Hŭm |
| Succeeded by | Kim Ryu |
| Right State Councillor | |
| In office 20 November 1626 – 12 October 1627 | |
| Preceded by | Sim Hŭm |
| Succeeded by | Kim Ryu |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1559 |
| Died | 25 February 1636 (aged 76–77) |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 오윤겸 |
| Hanja | 吳允謙 |
| RR | O Yungyeom |
| MR | O Yun'gyŏm |
He was also diplomat and ambassador, representing Joseon interests in the 2nd Edo period diplomatic mission to the Tokugawa shogunate in Japan.[1]
1617 mission to Japan
O Yun'gyŏm was the leader selected by the Gwanghaegun of Joseon to head a mission to Japan in 1617.[2] The diplomatic mission functioned to the advantage of both the Japanese and the Koreans as a channel for developing a political foundation for trade.[3]
This delegation was explicitly identified by the Joseon court as a "Reply and Prisoner Repatriation Envoy" (회답겸쇄환사; 回答兼刷還使). The mission was not understood to signify that relations were "normalized."[4]
The Joseon monarch's ambassador and retinue traveled only as far as Kyoto, where the delegation was received by Shōgun Hidetada at Fushimi Castle.[5]