Treaty of Gyehae

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Treaty of Gyehae
Hangul 계해조약 Hanja 癸亥條約 Revised Romanization Gyehae Joyak McCune-Reischauer Kyehae Choyak

The Treaty of Gyehae, also called Kakitsu Treaty (嘉吉条約, Kakitsu Jōyaku^?) in Japan, was signed in 1443 between the Joseon dynasty and Sō Sadamori as a means of controlling Japanese piracy and legitimizing trade between Tsushima island and a Korean port.^[1] The daimyo of So Clan of Tsushima island was granted rights to conduct trade with Korea in fifty ships per year, in exchange for sending tribute to Korea and aiding to stop any Japanese coastal pirate raids on Korean ports.^[2]

[edit] See also

• List of treaties
• Oei Invasion

[edit] Notes

• ^  Korea:A Historical and Cultural Dictionary
• ^  The Cambridge History of Japan