Song Hui-gyeong
Introduction '''Song Hui-gyeong''' (1376–1446) was a scholar-official of the Joseon Dynasty Korea in the 15th century.He was also diplomat and ambassador, representing Joseon interests in the ''Hoeryesa'' (diplomatic mission) to the Ashikaga shogunate in Japan.
1419-1420 mission to Japan King Sejong dispatched a diplomatic mission to Japan in 1419–1420.This embassy to court of Ashikaga Yoshimasa in Kamakura was led by Song Hui-gyeong . Its purpose was to respond to a message sent to the Joseon court by the Japanese shogun.The Japanese hosts may have construed this mission as tending to confirm a Japanocentric world order. Song Hui-gyeong's actions were more narrowly focused in negotiating protocols for Joseon-Japan diplomatic relations.
See also * Joseon diplomacy* Joseon missions to Japan* Joseon tongsinsa
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References * Daehwan, Noh. "The Eclectic Development of Neo-Confucianism and Statecraft from the 18th to the 19th Century," ''Korea Journal'' (Winter 2003). * Kang, Etsuko Hae-jin . (1997). ''Diplomacy and Ideology in Japanese-Korean Relations: from the Fifteenth to the Eighteenth Century.'' Basingstoke, Hampshire; Macmillan. ; * Lewis, James Bryant. (2000). ''Frontier contact between chosŏn Korea and Tokugawa Japan.'' London: Routledge.
External links *  Joseon Tongsinsa Cultural Exchange Association ;