Treaty of Gyehae

Treaty of Gyehae
Treaty of Gyehae
Japanese name
Kanji	嘉吉条約
Hiragana	かきつじょうやく
Revised Hepburn
Transcriptions
Revised Hepburn	Kakitsu Jōyaku
Korean name
Hangul	계해조약
Hanja	癸亥條約
Revised Romanization
Transcriptions
Revised Romanization	Gyehae Joyak
McCune–Reischauer	Kyehae Choyak

The Gyehae Treaty was signed in 1443 ("gyehae" is the Korean name of the year in the sexagenary cycle) between the Joseon dynasty and Sō Sadamori as a means of controlling Japanese piracy and legitimizing trade between Tsushima island and three Korean ports. It is also called Kakitsu Treaty (嘉吉条約, Kakitsu Jōyaku); 1443 is the third year of the Kakitsu era in the Japanese calendar. The treaty was the last document signed between Japan and Korea for 433 years till 1876.