How Taico saw the ambassadors of China

A history of intrigues, conspiracies and earthquakes during the peace negotiations of the Imjin waeran (1592-1598)

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Imjin waeran, Japan, Diplomacy, Missionary sources, Unpublished manuscript

Abstract

The peace negotiations that the ambassadors of Ming China and the representatives of the Japanese leader Toyotomi Hideyoshi (1537-1598) achieved in the 16th century constitute to the most convulsive and complex phase of the greatest war that occurred worldwide during this century. The main objective of this article is to analyze the diplomatic activity carried out within the framework of the warlike conflict called Imjin waeran (1592-1598), drawing on the texts prepared by the European religious who were developing their proselytizing work in the Far East. The study emphasizes in particular an unpublished manuscript titled De cómo vio Taico los embajadores de la China (1596). A set of unpublished data from this text was collected which complements and, to a large extent, refutes the information provided by Asian sources and which allows us to shape a more complete image of said peace agreements.

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2022-09-01

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Marino, G., & González Bolado, J. (2022). How Taico saw the ambassadors of China : A history of intrigues, conspiracies and earthquakes during the peace negotiations of the Imjin waeran (1592-1598). Revista De Humanidades, (47), 11–34. Retrieved from https://revistas.uned.es/index.php/rdh/article/view/33874

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