[3] The Japanese hosts may have construed this mission as tending to confirm a Japanocentric world order.
[4] Pyŏn Hyomun's actions were more narrowly focused in negotiating protocols for Joseon-Japan diplomatic relations.
[3] Korean diplomatic efforts produced an agreement in 1443, also called the "Kakitsu treaty" after the Japanese era name (nengō) which identify the years 1441 through 1444.
The bilateral agreement assigned the responsibility for monitoring ships from Japan en route to Korea.
[5] PyŏnHyo-mun's historical significance was confirmed when his mission was specifically mentioned in a widely distributed history published by the Oriental Translation Fund in 1834.