明代初期的島嶼治理概有征撫政敵擊退蒙古、征撫島賊流民、對倭寇的征剿防禦、與周邊國家的外交等議題。明代中葉的島嶼議題則有海賊倭番的入寇與平定、海防的建置與備禦、朝貢關係與勘合貿易、流移逃人的治理、海運與商貿問題等，皆反映出東亞海域上旺盛的跨國貿易需求與相應體制的缺乏。本文續以《明實錄》為中心，利用數位人文研究法，搜尋「島」、「嶼」等關鍵字檢視明代後期的相關敘事，歸納萬曆時期中央層級的島嶼議題，明顯集中於朝鮮倭亂及其後的抗倭與防倭問題之上，亦包括海運、海貿、逃人、島田與中國海賊等內外交錯的島嶼民政問題；在空間上，則由渤海迄於朝鮮的海域諸島、東海沿岸近島、乃至於琉球、臺灣、澎湖諸島等跨國海域，共構了萬曆時期島嶼議題的歷史舞臺。

There were different issues of islands governing in the early Ming Dynasty: 1. To subjugate political rivals on the sea and to defeat remnant Mongolian militaries; 2. To surrender rebels and appease refugees on the coastal islands; 3. To suppress and defend against Japanese pirates; 4. Diplomatic relations with neighboring countries. The developmental changes of island issues in the Middle Ming were: 1.To suppress Chinese rebels and defend against invasions of Japanese and Western pirates, 2. To set up the military bases and carry out defense measures along coastline, 3. Tributary relations and Kan-He( 勘合) trade, 4. Migrates and refugees governance, 5.Sea transportation and maritime trade. This article explores the historical narratives with the key terms such as “island(島)” and “islet(嶼)”, etc. by the approach of “Digital Humanities” focusing on the Veritable Records of the Ming (明實錄) and further outlines the island issues at central government level in the Wanli(萬曆) reign of late Ming Dynasty. It focuses on the Japanese pirates’ invasions of Joseon and the subsequent issues of anti-pirates defense policies, and also includes certain domestically and foreign inter-relative civil administrative affairs such as sea shipping, trades, fugitives, island farms and Chinese pirates. And spatially, it examines the islands near the Bohai Sea and the Sino- Joseon border regions, islands in the East China Sea and Taiwan Strait as well as Ryukyu, Taiwan and Penghu etc., to illustrate the historical and spatial characteristics of island issues in the Wanli reign of the late Ming dynasty.