O Yun'gyŏm

O Yun'gyŏm (1559–1636) was a Korean scholar-official and Chief State Councillor of the Joseon period.

O Yun'gyŏm 오윤겸
Chief State Councillor
In office 16 December 1628 – 22 September 1631
Preceded by	Sim Hŭm
Succeeded by	Yun Pang
Left State Councillor
In office 21 October 1633 – 25 February 1636
Preceded by	Kim Ryu
Succeeded by	Hong Sŏbong
In office 12 October 1627 – 17 August 1628
Preceded by	Sin Hŭm
Succeeded by	Kim Ryu
Right State Councillor
In office 20 November 1626 – 12 October 1627
Preceded by	Sim Hŭm
Succeeded by	Kim Ryu
Personal details
Born	1559
Died	25 February 1636(1636-02-25) (aged 76–77)
Korean name
Hangul	오윤겸
Hanja	吳允謙
RR	O Yungyeom
MR	O Yun'gyŏm

He was also diplomat and ambassador, representing Joseon interests in the 2nd Edo period diplomatic mission to the Tokugawa shogunate in Japan.^[1]

1617 mission to Japan

O Yun'gyŏm was the leader selected by the Gwanghaegun of Joseon to head a mission to Japan in 1617.^[2] The diplomatic mission functioned to the advantage of both the Japanese and the Koreans as a channel for developing a political foundation for trade.^[3]

This delegation was explicitly identified by the Joseon court as a "Reply and Prisoner Repatriation Envoy" (회답겸쇄환사; 回答兼刷還使). The mission was not understood to signify that relations were "normalized."^[4]

The Joseon monarch's ambassador and retinue traveled only as far as Kyoto, where the delegation was received by Shōgun Hidetada at Fushimi Castle.^[5]

See also

• Yeonguijeong
• Joseon diplomacy
• Joseon missions to Japan
• Joseon tongsinsa