Song Hŭigyŏng (; 1376–1446) was a Korean scholar-official of the Joseon period in the 15th century.
He was also diplomat and ambassador, representing Joseon interests in the Hoeryesa (diplomatic mission) to the Ashikaga shogunate in Japan.Lewis, James Bryant. (2000). Frontier contact between chosŏn Korea and Tokugawa Japan, p. 88.
1419–1420 mission to Japan King Sejong dispatched a diplomatic mission to Japan in 1419–1420. This embassy to court of Ashikaga Yoshimasa in Kamakura was led by Song Hŭigyŏng. Its purpose was to respond to a message sent to the Joseon court by the Japanese shogun.Kang, Etsuko H. (1997). Diplomacy and Ideology in Japanese-Korean Relations: from the Fifteenth to the Eighteenth Century, p. 275.
The Japanese hosts may have construed this mission as tending to confirm a Japanocentric world order.Arano Yasunori (2005). "The Formation of A Japanocentric World Order," The International Journal of Asian Studies, vol. 2, pp. 185-216. Song Hŭigyŏng's actions were more narrowly focused in negotiating protocols for Joseon-Japan diplomatic relations.
See also Joseon diplomacy Joseon missions to Japan Joseon tongsinsa
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Daehwan, Noh. "The Eclectic Development of Neo-Confucianism and Statecraft from the 18th to the 19th Century," Korea Journal (Winter 2003). Kang, Etsuko Hae-jin. (1997). Diplomacy and Ideology in Japanese-Korean Relations: from the Fifteenth to the Eighteenth Century. Basingstoke, Hampshire; Macmillan. ; Lewis, James Bryant. (2000). Frontier contact between chosŏn Korea and Tokugawa Japan. London: Routledge.
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