Korean Communications Mission to Japan

Name: Korean Communications Mission to Japan
Start: 1596

Type Event Region Asia Time 1596

In 1596, after the Bunroku Campaign, Joseon sent a communications mission to Japan to negotiate a ceasefire, prisoner returns, and normalization with…

Timeline

1596Hanseong (Seoul) · JoseonAfter the first Japanese invasion of Korea, Joseon decided to send a communications mission, ostensibly to congratulate the birth of Toyotomi Hideyoshi's son Hideyori, but in reality to seek a ceasefire and prisoner exchange.
1596Osaka · KinkiThe communications mission arrived in Osaka and held talks with the Toyotomi regime on state letters, ceasefire terms, and the prisoner issue; the two sides' positions diverged markedly, and negotiations failed to achieve a comprehensive peace.

Sources

The Cambridge History of Japan, Volume 4: Early Modern Japan — John Whitney Hall et al. (1991)