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*''Chinese'': [[李]] 宇 ''(Lǐ Yǔ)''

Lǐ Yǔ was a Chinese merchant based in [[Hakata]] who enjoyed ties with several notable ''[[kenmon]]'', including [[Todai-ji|Tôdai-ji]].

In [[1196]], he traveled to [[Ningbo]] to obtain a complete copy of the Buddhist canon to bring back to Tôdai-ji. In return for his service, he was granted land in [[Chikuzen province]].

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==References==
*Richard von Glahn, "The Ningbo-Hakata Merchant Network and the Reorientation of East Asian Maritime Trade, 1150-1350," ''Harvard Journal of Asiatic Studies'' 74:2 (2014), 273-274.

[[Category:Kamakura Period]]
[[Category:Foreigners]]
[[Category:Merchants]]