The diary of 1636 : the second Manchu invasion of Korea / Man-gap Na and George L. Kallander.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Na, Man-gap, 1592-1642, author.

Contributor:

Kallander, George L., 1967- translator.

Series:

Translations from the Asian Classics

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Na, Man-gap, 1592-1642.

Na, Man-gap.

Diaries.

Korea--History--Manchu Invasions, 1627-1637--Personal narratives.

Korea.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (361 pages) : illustrations

Place of Publication:

New York, New York State : Columbia University Press, 2020.

Summary:

Early in the seventeenth century, Northeast Asian politics hung in a delicate balance among the Chosŏn dynasty in Korea, the Ming in China, and the Manchu. When a Chosŏn faction realigned Korea with the Ming, the Manchu attacked in 1627 and again a decade later, shattering the Chosŏn-Ming alliance and forcing Korea to support the newly founded Qing dynasty.The Korean scholar-official Na Man’gap (1592–1642) recorded the second Manchu invasion in his Diary of 1636, the only first-person account chronicling the dramatic Korean resistance to the attack. Partly composed as a narrative of "idian events during the siege of Namhan Mountain Fortress, where Na sought refuge with the king and other officials, the diary recounts Korean opposition to Manchu and Mongol forces and the eventual surrender. Na describes military campaigns along the northern and western regions of the country, the capture of the royal family, and the Manchu treatment of prisoners, offering insights into debates about Confucian loyalty and the conduct of women that took place in the war’s aftermath. His work sheds light on such issues as Confucian statecraft, military decision making, and ethnic interpretations of identity in the seventeenth century. Translated from literary Chinese into English for the first time, the diary illuminates a traumatic moment for early modern Korean politics and society. George Kallander’s critical introduction and extensive annotations place The Diary of 1636 in its historical, political, and military context, highlighting the importance of this text for students and scholars of Chinese and East Asian as well as Korean history.

Contents:

Frontmatter

CONTENTS

Ackenowledgments

Introduction

Dramatis Personae

Translator’s Note

Early Complications

Daily Records After Urgent Reports from the Frontier

Record of Loyalists Everywhere

Kanghwa Island Records

Records of Several People Who Rejected Peace Negotiations and Died of Righteousness

Miscellaneous Notes Concerning What Happened After the Upheaval

Record of Ch’ŏngŭm’s Slandering

Humiliation Received from the Qing

Glossary of Names, Terms, and Places

Notes

Bibliography

Index

Translations from the Asian Classics

Notes:

Includes index.

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-231-55223-8

OCLC:

1145085442