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A Military Frontier in Chosŏn A Military Frontier in Chosŏn
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“Prohibited Zone” “Prohibited Zone”
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Border Crossings Border Crossings
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Defining the Border Defining the Border
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Abstract
This chapter discusses the history of the border region between Chosŏn Korea and Qing China, and norms of governing the territory before the nineteenth century. The region, which straddled the Tumen River, served as a military buffer for the early Chosŏn dynasty (1392-1910) to defend against “barbarian” Manchus. After the Manchus founded the Qing dynasty in China, the Qing demarcated the northeast territory of Manchuria, including the Tumen River valley, as a “prohibited zone” where settlement and commercial activity were prohibited. The Chosŏn government upheld this policy and prohibited its own people from crossing the Chosŏn-Qing border into Manchuria. The chapter shows that the policy was not strictly enforced; Koreans and others crossed into the zone to engage in trade. For the most part, however, border infractions did not worry the two governments because the region remained sparsely inhabited and their claims to territory were mutually recognized.
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