Difference between revisions of "Tokugawa Yoshimune"
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| − | Tokugawa Yoshimune was the eighth [[shogun]] of the [[Tokugawa shogunate]], reigning from [[1716]] to [[1745]]. He was the third son of [[Tokugawa Mitsusada]] of the [[Kishu Tokugawa clan|Kishû Tokugawa clan]], and succeeded his father as lord of the 555,000 ''[[koku]]'' domain of [[Wakayama han]] in [[1705]]. | + | Tokugawa Yoshimune was the eighth [[shogun]] of the [[Tokugawa shogunate]], reigning from [[1716]] to [[1745]]. He was the third son of [[Tokugawa Mitsusada]] of the [[Kishu Tokugawa clan|Kishû Tokugawa clan]], and prior to becoming shogun, succeeded his father as lord of the 555,000 ''[[koku]]'' domain of [[Wakayama han]] in [[1705]]. |
Yoshimune is known for taking a more proactive tack in effecting shogunate control over many facets of the economy of the realm. Among his many policies, he effected a dramatic increase in the domestic production of [[sugar]], [[silk]], and [[ginseng]], three goods which had previously been heavily imported, as part of efforts to stem the outflow of [[silver]] from the country.<ref>Robert Hellyer, ''Defining Engagement'', Harvard University Press (2009), 49-50.</ref> He also imposed a variety of [[sumptuary laws]], and granted authorization to merchant groups to form ''[[kabunakama]]'', groups which paid the shogunate fees in exchange for monopoly rights to production and distribution of certain goods.<ref>Hellyer, 86.</ref> | Yoshimune is known for taking a more proactive tack in effecting shogunate control over many facets of the economy of the realm. Among his many policies, he effected a dramatic increase in the domestic production of [[sugar]], [[silk]], and [[ginseng]], three goods which had previously been heavily imported, as part of efforts to stem the outflow of [[silver]] from the country.<ref>Robert Hellyer, ''Defining Engagement'', Harvard University Press (2009), 49-50.</ref> He also imposed a variety of [[sumptuary laws]], and granted authorization to merchant groups to form ''[[kabunakama]]'', groups which paid the shogunate fees in exchange for monopoly rights to production and distribution of certain goods.<ref>Hellyer, 86.</ref> | ||
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|width="32%"|Succeeded by:<br>'''[[Tokugawa Ieshige]]''' | |width="32%"|Succeeded by:<br>'''[[Tokugawa Ieshige]]''' | ||
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Revision as of 15:27, 13 October 2014
Tokugawa Yoshimune was the eighth shogun of the Tokugawa shogunate, reigning from 1716 to 1745. He was the third son of Tokugawa Mitsusada of the Kishû Tokugawa clan, and prior to becoming shogun, succeeded his father as lord of the 555,000 koku domain of Wakayama han in 1705.
Yoshimune is known for taking a more proactive tack in effecting shogunate control over many facets of the economy of the realm. Among his many policies, he effected a dramatic increase in the domestic production of sugar, silk, and ginseng, three goods which had previously been heavily imported, as part of efforts to stem the outflow of silver from the country.[1] He also imposed a variety of sumptuary laws, and granted authorization to merchant groups to form kabunakama, groups which paid the shogunate fees in exchange for monopoly rights to production and distribution of certain goods.[2]
| Preceded by: Tokugawa Ietsugu |
Tokugawa Shogun 1716-1745 |
Succeeded by: Tokugawa Ieshige |
References
- Arai Hakuseki, Joyce Ackroyd (trans.), Told Round a Brushwood Fire, University of Tokyo Press (1979), 311n26.
