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DESCRIPTION:The Imjin War\, also known as “The Japanese Calamity of 1592\
 ,” “The Rescue of Korea\,” “The Glorious Conquest of Korea\,” or
  “The East Asian War\,” was the largest military conflict of the sixte
 enth-century in terms of the number of combatants\, yet it still remains o
 bscure outside of East Asia.  This is despite the fact that the war was wi
 tnessed and chronicled by Western observers and its outcome had significan
 t and far-reaching implications for the subsequent histories of all the ma
 jor belligerents and indeed\, for international trade in the region.  It m
 arked the most serious challenge to China’s international hegemony in Ea
 st Asia prior to the nineteenth century and featured the integration and d
 eployment of the latest military technologies from both the West and the b
 elligerent states.  Its memory continues to impact relations between China
 \, Korea\, and Japan in both the cultural and diplomatic realms.  Bringing
  in primary sources from all the major participants and examining the impa
 ct of this war down to the present\, the papers in this panel seek to redr
 ess this omission by focusing on several key facets of this seminal confli
 ct\, ranging from strategy and alliance building\, to the production and d
 issemination of nautical knowledge\, to the creation of extensive genealog
 ies to document positive participation in saving the Korean state from des
 truction at the hands of the Japanese invaders.  Together\, the papers dem
 onstrate the permeability of borders and boundaries of various kinds\, hel
 ping to highlight the broader global significance of this war and suggests
  fruitful areas for future comparative research.
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LOCATION:Room 201 (Seats 42)
SUMMARY:The Global Significance of the Imjin War (1592-1598) - Kenneth Swop
 e\, Jing Liu\, Kizaki Braddick\, Sangwoo Han\, Byung-ho Lee
URL:https://pretalx.com/wha-annual-meeting-korea-2026/talk/V8QFXP/
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DESCRIPTION:The *gwageo*\, civil service education system was an educationa
 l and governance model shared by multiple East-Asian societies\, including
  Vietnam. Through this institutional connection\, local elites were select
 ed through Neo-Confucian knowledge\, shaping regional society through an i
 nternational system. Moreover\, the *yangban* elites in Joseon’s differe
 nt localities became entangled with this international system. Overall\, t
 hese factors facilitated social and geographical movement across the Korea
 n Peninsula.\n\n\nThis paper seeks to elucidate the way the career traject
 ories of local scholars were shaped by this educational model. Educational
  practices associated with the *gwageo* generated various types of mobilit
 y: candidates often crossed county – and at times provincial – boundar
 ies to prepare for or sit for the examinations\, and many successful exami
 nees experienced additional movement as they advanced into official positi
 ons.\n\n\nEmploying a method drawing from two key sources\, this study see
 ks to reconstruct the career paths of scholars from Danseong county. First
 \, using the household registers (*hojeok*)\, which record occupation\, re
 sidence and kinship information for local inhabitants\, as well as individ
 ual mobility and family connections in 1606-1888 Danseong. And second\, th
 e exam lists (*bangmok*)\, official rosters of successful *gwageo* candida
 tes\, to identify the scholars and track those who advanced to official po
 sitions. This way\, the scholars’ mobility can be situated within a larg
 er tradition of East-Asian education reaching across national borders\, to
  shed light on a topic that is much understudied yet provides an insight i
 n both national attitudes and the reactions of the local elite.
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LOCATION:Room 304 PC Desk (Seats 36)
SUMMARY:Opening Closed Borders: Career Paths of Scholars in Danseong - Jeon
 gah Lee\, Béla Boxman\, Sangwoo Han
URL:https://pretalx.com/wha-annual-meeting-korea-2026/talk/XJGXFL/
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