Reprimands and Admonitions : Reflections on the Japanese Invasions of Korea, 1592–1598 / Ryu Sŏngnyong, Choi Byonghyon.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ryu, Sŏngnyong, author.

Contributor:

Choi, Byonghyon, translator.

Series:

Korea Research Monograph Series

Korea research monograph; 41

Language:

English

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource.

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Berkeley : Institute of East Asian Studies, University of California, Berkeley, 2025.

Summary:

"Reprimands and Admonitions (Chingbirok) is a record of the events surrounding the Japanese invasion of Korea later known as the Imjin War (1592-1598). The author, government minister Ryu Sŏngnyong, vividly portrays all the major developments of the crisis, as well as the men who were involved in it. This revised annotated translation by Choi Byonghyon brings to the modern reader Ryu's seasoned wisdom and sincere efforts to overcome serious national crises"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Cover

Notes to this edition

Title Page

Copyright Page

Contents

Foreword

Translator's Preface

Acknowledgments

Maps

Abbreviations Used in the Notes

Introduction

Reprimands and Admonitions: (Chingbirok)

Preface

Book I

1. The Envoys from Japan

2. Japanese Envoy So Yoshitoshi

3. Korean Embassy to Toyotomi Hideyoshi

4. Korea Informs Ming of the Japanese Threat

5. Disputes Surrounding the Restoration of National Defense

6. Yi Sunsin Appointed Navy Commander

7. Military Leadership before the Storm

8. Invasion and the Fall of the Defenses

9. Fortress after Fortress Falls

10. Dispatches of Defeat

11. Kim Songil's Report and Its Consequences

12. Kim Nuk Named Commissioner for Pacification and Resettlement amid Growing Unrest

13. The Fall of Sangju and Yi Il's Escape

14. Counsel in Crisis: Debates over Seoul's Fate and the Royal Withdrawal

15. Sin Rip's Defeat and the Capital in Peril

16. Royal Departure: A Day of Moaning and Wailing

17. The King's Meal, Devoured by Hungry Soldiers

18. Appointed at Dawn, Dismissed at Dusk

19. Fall of Seoul to the Enemy

20. The Collapse of the Allied Offensive at Yongin

21. Sin Kak's Victory and His Tragic End

22. The Collapse of the Defense Line at the Imjin River

23. The Fall of Hamgyong and the Capture of the Royal Princes

24. Yi Il in P'yongyang after Defeat

25. The Arrival of Ming Commissioner Lin Shilu

26. Navigating the Crisis amid Public Unrest

27. Debates on the King's Departure and Destination

28. The King's Departure from P'yongyang for the North

29. The Fall of P'yongyang

30. Collapse of Governance: Mob Violence and Chaos in Wartime

31. The Royal Arrival in Uiju and Ming's Deployment of Relief Forces

32. The Arrival of the Ming Relief Army Vanguard.

33. Unsuccessful Ming Campaigns to Retake P'yongyang

34. Yi Sunsin's Naval Victory: Turning the Tide of War

35. Cho Hoik, a Man of Loyalty and Patriotism

36. Valor and Sacrifice: Fallen Heroes of Ungnyong

37. An Attempt to Recapture P'yongyang

38. Shen Weijing's Visit to the Japanese Encampment

39. The Tragic Death of Governor Sim Tae

40. Commander Won Ho: From Glory to Defeat

41. Kwon Ungsu and Others Recapture Yongch'on

42. Kyongju Reclaimed: The Feat of Pak Chin

43. The Rise of the Righteous Armies

44. Command Shift: Yi Il Appointed Mobile Border Commander

45. Spies and Traitors Caught

Book II

46. P'yongyang Restored: Ming Troops in Action

47. Yi Pin Supplants Yi Il

48. The Ming Army's Setback: Withdrawal to Kaesong

49. The Ming Army's Retreat to P'yongyang

50. Battle of Haengju: Triumph against All Odds

51. Relief Efforts for the Starving Population

52. Shen Weijing's Diplomacy for Peace with Japan

53. The Recapture of Seoul amid Ruins

54. The Fall of Chinju

55. The Collapse of Peace Negotiations and the Second Japanese Invasion

56. The Imprisonment of Yi Sunsin through Enemy Stratagems

57. Changes in the Leadership of the Ming Relief Forces

58. Won Kyun and the Collapse of the Korean Navy

59. Last Stand at Hwangsok Mountain Fortress

60. The Return of Yi Sunsin

61. The Fall of Namwon Fortress

62. Yi Sunsin's Triumph at Sea: Twelve Ships that Changed the War

63. The Arrival of Ming Navy Commander Chen Lin

64. Japanese Advance Halted at Chiksan, Redirected Southward

65. Ming Forces Lay Siege to Ulsan

66. Leadership Changes in the Ming Relief Forces

67. The Death of Yi Sunsin and the End of the Imjin War

68. Yi Sunsin: The Man and His Spirit

69. Yi Sunsin, Revered as a God of War

Postscript

1. Signs and Omens of War.

2. Preparations and Measures during the War

3. Inception of the Military Training Command

4. The Ming-Japan Peace Talks: From Start to Finish

5. Calls for Ming Rescue in the Wake of the Imjin Invasion

6. Envoy Si Xian's Mission and Korea's Political Turmoil

7. A Record of the Imjin War for My Children

8. An Excerpt from the Memoir of Osong [Yi Hangbok]

9. An Account of the Floating Bridge Built across the Imjin River

10. Recommendation Regarding Shen Weijing's Request to Send Envoys to Japan

11. Recording the Affairs of the Chongyu Year [1597]

12. Recording the Affairs of the Musul Year [1598]

13. Record of the Fall of Namwon Fortress

14. Record of Matchlock Musket Production

15. Record of the Origins of Firearms

16. Record of Guan Wang's Shrine

17. Opening the Chunggangjin Market: Initiating Border Trade

18. Inspecting Arms and Equipment

19. Disturbances in the Aftermath of the Imjin War

20. Monks of Chongt'o Monastery Kill Japanese Bandits

21. Makchwari Plain

22. Records of Strange Occurrences

23. Miscellaneous Records

24. The Military Training Command

25. Japanese Military Expertise

26. Deficiencies in Japanese Military Tactics

27. Miscellaneous Notes on Defense Affairs

28. Memoirs of Escorting the King in the Imjin Year

Chronological Table Related to Chingbirok

Brief Chronology of Ryu Songnyong's Life and Career

Glossary

Personal Names

Place-names

Bibliography

Index

Back Cover.

Notes:

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ISBN:

1-55729-329-5

OCLC:

1574866762