淸末 臨江縣의 歸化政策과 韓人 義兵

Abstract

This paper examined the activities of Korean Righteous Army at the upper reaches of the Yalu River and the implementation of Korean naturalization policies at Linjiang County in the late Qing Dynasty, focusing on Li Tingyu’s Linjiang Rennei Gongdu. When the Righteous Army in the border area crossed the Yalu River and Japan’s military and police were mobilized to suppress it, the Linjiang County government was concerned that it would turn into a “second Gando Crisis”. The capabilities of the Linjiang County government were insufficient to withhold or suppress the cross-border and activities of Righteous Army. Considering this situation, Li Tingyu announced that he would arrest and deliver cross-border Righteous Army to Japan, but in reality, he persuaded cross-border Righteous Army to return to his home country or move to another region. Li Tingyu tried to get rid of the seeds of the catastrophe that may face in the precincts in the future by aggressively implementing a policy to the naturalized Korean. In his early days in office, the policy of Korean naturalization seemed to be progressing smoothly. However, his Korean naturalization policy soon met with protests from Japan. Accordingly, the Fengtian Provincial Government dismissed him and adjusted the speed and intensity of the Korean naturalization policy to avoid turning the affair into a diplomatic issue.