안용복의 도일 활동과 그 의미

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to reexamine the life and activities of Ahn Yong-bok as one of the ‘people who kept Dokdo.’ In particular, my aim is to evaluate his activities objectively focusing on the first (abduction) and second event of the Dokdo crossing. Among the Dokdo-related studies, Ahn Yong-bok related study is dominant. However, there are many studies analyzing his achievements through records such as the annals of King Sukjong, but few studies analyze his identity, life, and specific activities. In this paper, based on the historical materials discovered at home and abroad and the results of the new study, the life and activities of Ahn Yong-bok were focused on objective evaluation. Ahn Yong-bok's status was described as ‘Non-residing slave(外居奴婢)’ in the abduction case of 1693, ‘Tongjeongdaebu(通政大夫 Government Officer)’ in the crossing case of 1696, and he was named from the good Family 'Sunheung Ahn' in the regional record ‘Sugangsa’ of Busan Suyeong-gu, but there is no basis. Ahn Yong-bok’s age and status are highly credible in the record of the Hopae (identification card) that he had kept at the time of the abduction in 1693. He was recorded 36 years old in 1658 and 39 years old in 1696. Ahn Yong-bok lived in Jyachun-1-ri of Busan Dongrae district as non-resident slave and sailed to Ulleungdo in connection with his owner Mr. Oh Chung-chu living in Seoul, and it seems that he was in a position with his own strength that sailed to Ulleungdo at the time. In that sense, it is possible to identify him as a big merchant ruling out latent marine ships. Ahn Yong-bok’s abduction provided a clue to the “Ulleungdo dispute,” a dispute over Ulleungdo in both Korea and Japan, and Ulleungdo and Dokdo were recognized as the territory of Joseon(Korea) in the process. However, the second sailing to Japan in 1696 was not related to the sovereignty of Ulleungdo and Dokdo. At present point of view, it is difficult to understand that Ahn Yong-bok had been to Edo, Japan, and received the order of the Shogunate general. However, he might have received some documents from Tottori-han. Now, it is necessary to objectively reexamine the Japanese distorted logic related to Ahn Yong-bok and the heroicized Ahn Yong-bok and the Japanese’s evaluation, which is regarded as a liar, based on the historical record. Thus, the logic of Japanese lies and fiction should be refuted based on historical data.