대한제국 칙령 제41호 전후 석도와 독도 등의 명칭 관련 한국의 인식

Abstract

This article analyzes Korea’s recognition of the names of Seokdo and Dokdo before and after the Korean Imperial Decree No. 41. Shimane Prefecture Office intended to insist the Japan’s dominion of Ulleungdo. In this context, this chaotic circumstance was fundamentally derived from the aim of Shimane Prefecture Office that attempted to register two Korean islands in the East Sea, Dokdo and Ulleungdo, into the Japanese territory under the jurisdiction of this prefecture. However, when it was confirmed the historical fact that Ulleungdo had been the territory under the jurisdiction of Korea; the Shimane Prefecture Office aimed to absorb Dokdo its jurisdiction. In order to achieve this goal, it induced the confused situation to the names of Dokdo and Ulleungdo on purpose around 1905. To conclude, in the meantime, both Korea and Japan have sought to maintain their own name for Ulleungdo and Dokdo. The reason for this is that they tried to provide Ulleungdo and Dokdo as the basis for claiming their ownership. However, there is a clear difference between Ulleungdo and Dokdo in Korea and Japan. Korea had a consistency of long naming regulations in the consciousness of its territory. However, Japan changed its name partly because of the consciousness that it should be defined as its own territory. It was because Japan’s political intent was hidden in the name of Dokdo.