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The purpose of this study is to investigate the trend how the relationship between capital city and Ganghwa Island was shifted in terms of national security and defense during the war time in Joseon Dynasty. From Chinese Invasion in 1627 (year of Jeongmyo) through King Injo regime to King Hyojong and Hyunjong, national defense system was reinforced on the Ganghwa Island with exclusion of the capital city. However, as arguments on capital city defense were raised due to changes in internal and external environment and conditions after King Sookjong, the role and Ganghwa Island was to support capital city defense system from the outskirts of the nation and importance of the island became less weighted. During the King Youngjo and Jeongjo regimes, capital city defense system was the same with previous regimes in terms of that capital city defense was linked with the defense from the outskirts of the nation, however main differences were laid that the King Youngjo focused more on capital city defense and the King Jeongjo reinforced defense system at the suburb centered on Hwasung in Suwon. In the King Jeongjo regimes, there was a movement to keep the principle of critical defense of capital city and at the same time, Ganghwa Island could be used as a strategic military base. Debates on relocation of Tong-o military base into Ganghwa Island in order to reinforce military force around Ganghwa-Yusubu region was initiated by the King Jeongjo. Also negligent operation of military organization and waste of budget were found and solution was sought through rearrangement of military organization. However, when Hwasung were under construction, the main interest in capital city defense centered on capital city and Ganghwa Isalnd was shifted into Hwasung.