임진왜란 시기 명군(明軍)의 대구(大邱) 팔거현(八莒縣) 주둔과 지역 변화

Abstract

In 1593, the year after the outbreak of the Imjin War (the Japanese Invasions of Korea of 1592-1598), the troops of the Ming Dynasty of China were stationed in Gyeongsang-do to check the Japanese troops that stayed in Joseon while peace negotiations were underway. In particular, as the Palgeo (八莒) area in Daegu was noted as a very important strategic location for the defense of Gyeongsang-do, a large-scale of the Ming army was stationed under the command of the general Liu Ting (劉綎). During the Imjin War, the Palgeo and Gyeongju areas, where about 10,000 of the Ming troops were stationed, were more than just military bases.<BR> In the first half of the war, the dispatch of the Ming army to Joseon Korea and their presence in the Gyeongsang-do area lasted only about 1 year, but it brought about considerable changes to the local community. To be sure, the Ming troops stationed in the area sometimes caused inconvenience to the local Korean people. However, the Ming military camps in Daegu, Palgeo and Gyeongju areas formed a large towns (都會) during the war since numerous people of Joseon who had difficulty in making ends meet sough refuge in the Ming camps and a large number of the Joseon troops stayed there to learn new martial arts or tactics from the Ming army along with the Joseon government’s move to prepare large-scale military provisions and supplies for the Ming camps.<BR> Due to the presence of the Ming troops, the establishment of Gyeongsang-do Provincial Office (Gyeongsang-gam-yeong), and the gathering of the Joseon people, the Palgeo area, which used to be only a prefecture belonging to Seongju, was transformed from the time before the war. First, houses for many soldiers and residents were constructed and commerce became lively in the area.<BR> Changes in Daegu and Palgeo areas during the Imjin War are quite interesting as an example of community development brought about by the Great War in East Asia, especially by the participation and presence of the Ming army. In addition, many of Joseon’s major counties and prefectures, which had served as administrative centers before the war, came to serve as the hubs of economy and distribution in the late Joseon Dynasty. This reflects the fact that following military measures to cope with the war, the flow of population and regional development became the important driving force behind urban development in the late Joseon Dynasty. Therefore, exploration of regional changes in Daegu and Palgeo areas is expected to have significant implications in the further studies of the Imjin War and related fields.