Japanese castles in Korea
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Waeseong in Korea can be classified into two categories: castles built to secure supply lines for Japanese forces moving throughout Korea, and castles built primarily along the southern coast of Korea to serve as seats of governance.{{fact|date=April 2026}} |
Waeseong in Korea can be classified into two categories: castles built to secure supply lines for Japanese forces moving throughout Korea, and castles built primarily along the southern coast of Korea to serve as seats of governance.{{fact|date=April 2026}} |
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The first category of castles was built between [[Busan]] and [[Seoul]] at intervals roughly equal to the distance an army could march in one day. The castle network was later expanded northward to [[Uiju County|Uiju]]. These castles were established either by reinforcing existing settlements or by building anew when no suitable settlement existed in the area that required a castle. Although their locations are currently unknown, |
The first category of castles was built between [[Busan]] and [[Seoul]] at intervals roughly equal to the distance an army could march in one day. The castle network was later expanded northward to [[Uiju County|Uiju]]. These castles were established either by reinforcing existing settlements or by building anew when no suitable settlement existed in the area that required a castle. Although their locations are currently unknown, they are also believed to have been built between [[Kilju County|Kilju]] and [[Anbyon County|Anbyŏn]] in [[Hamgyong Province]].{{fact|date=April 2026}} |
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The second category of castles built along the southern coast were in [[Busan]], [[Ulsan]], [[South Gyeongsang Province]], [[Suncheon]], and [[South Jeolla Province]].{{Cite web |url=http://www.gnchc.re.kr/down/9-1.pdf |title=Untitled - 경남발전연구원 역사문화센터 |access-date=2020-03-22 |archive-date=2018-12-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181222201027/http://www.gnchc.re.kr/down/9-1.pdf |url-status=dead }} Waeseong are thought to have been built not only on the southern coast,{{fact|date=April 2026}} but also inland.{{fact|date=April 2026}} However, there is no evidence. Thirty-two areas on the southern coast have already been investigated.The library The digital library Korean Studies Library Korean Studies Electronics Library [https://lib.aks.ac.kr/search/DetailView.ax?sid=1&cid=446834] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200618120228/https://lib.aks.ac.kr/search/DetailView.ax?sid=1&cid=446834|date=2020-06-18}} |
The second category of castles built along the southern coast were in [[Busan]], [[Ulsan]], [[South Gyeongsang Province]], [[Suncheon]], and [[South Jeolla Province]].{{Cite web |url=http://www.gnchc.re.kr/down/9-1.pdf |title=Untitled - 경남발전연구원 역사문화센터 |access-date=2020-03-22 |archive-date=2018-12-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181222201027/http://www.gnchc.re.kr/down/9-1.pdf |url-status=dead }} Waeseong are thought to have been built not only on the southern coast,{{fact|date=April 2026}} but also inland.{{fact|date=April 2026}} However, there is no evidence. Thirty-two areas on the southern coast have already been investigated.The library The digital library Korean Studies Library Korean Studies Electronics Library [https://lib.aks.ac.kr/search/DetailView.ax?sid=1&cid=446834] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200618120228/https://lib.aks.ac.kr/search/DetailView.ax?sid=1&cid=446834|date=2020-06-18}} |
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