The Treaty of Gyehae was signed in 1443 between the Joseon dynasty and Ashikaga shogunate as a means of controlling Japanese piracy and legitimizing trade between Tsushima and a Korean port. {The daimyo of So Clan of Tsushima island was granted rights to conduct trade with Korea in fifty ships per year (although rice imports were limited), in exchange for sending tribute to Korea and aiding to stop any Japanese coastal pirate raids on Korean ports. Three ports, Busanpo, Jepo, and Gampo were designated for commerce and Japanese trading towns were established.

[edit] See also

• Gihae Eastern Expedition

[edit] External links

• Korea:A Historical and Cultural Dictionary
• The Cambridge History of Japan

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