About Yun Jiwan
Lived 1635 – 1718 (aged 82–83). Yun Jiwan was a Korean diplomat.
Yun Jiwan (1635–1718) was a Korean scholar-official of the Joseon period in the 17th and 18th centuries.
He was also diplomat and ambassador, representing Joseon interests in the 7th Edo period diplomatic mission to the Tokugawa shogunate in Japan.
1682 mission to Japan In 1682, King Sukjong of Joseon caused a mission to be sent to Japan; and Yun Jiwan was the chief emissary.
This delegation was explicitly identified by the Joseon court as a "Communication Envoy" (tongsinsa). The mission was understood to signify that relations were "normalized."
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Who was Yun Jiwan?
Joseon diplomat (1635 - 1718)
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Yun Jiwan was born in 1635.
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Yun Jiwan died in 1718.
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Yun Jiwan was a diplomat.
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Yun Jiwan was Korean.
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