《朝鲜志》编纂考

A Study of the Codification of Chaoxian Zhi

著录《朝鲜志》及其别本,皆“不著撰人名氏”,只推定作者是明中叶以后的朝鲜人。近年先后多次影印《朝鲜志》,但仍未明晰此书作者及编纂情况。本文考察中国和朝鲜书目信息及相关史料后,认为《朝鲜志》是朝鲜王朝为满足明朝使臣龚用卿求取朝鲜《地志》要求而编纂,撰集时间在嘉靖十六年三月十五日至二十五日之间,纂修人员有苏世让、闵齐仁、金遂性、郑万钟、申瑛等人。《朝鲜志》主要节录自《新增东国舆地胜览》,并稍加补充了民风和习俗等内容。“壬辰战争”爆发前,凡遇明使求取《地志》,朝鲜即给《朝鲜志》以应对,遂成定例。《朝鲜志》是宗藩关系下朝鲜维护藩国利益的产物,是研究中朝关系史的生动案例。

In Siku Quanshu Zongmu(《四库全书总目》),there are two entries referring Chaoxian Zhi(《朝鲜志》,Gazetteer of Korea).Both of them indicate that the author of this book is an unknown Joseon person lived in the mid-Ming period.Chaoxian Zhi has been reprinted recently for several times and none of them provides the name of the author and the codification background of this book.Through detailed investigation in Chinese and Joseon bibliographies and other related materials,this article concludes that this book was compiled by the Joseon Court in response to the requirement of Gong Yongqing(龚用卿),an emissary from the Ming Court for Korean local gazetteers in March 15th to 25th in lunar calendar of 1537.The editors include Su Shirang(苏世让),Min Qiren(闵齐仁),Jin Suixing(金遂性),Zheng Wanzhong(郑万钟),and Shen Ying(申瑛).It was produced mainly by making excerpts from Xinzeng Dongguo Yudi Shenglan(《新增东国舆地胜览》)in addition to some supplements.It had been the materials to be provided to the Ming envoys whoever asked for Korea local gazetteers until the outbreak of the Imjin War.As a product of the Joseon subordinate relationship to Ming China,Chaoxian Zhi is certainly useful for the study of Eastern Asian history.