Arai Hakuseki was a [[Confucianism|Confucian scholar]] and influential shogunal advisor of the [[Genroku period]] (late 17th to early 18th centuries). He was chief advisor under [[Tokugawa Ienobu]], but retired when Ienobu was succeeded as shogun by [[Tokugawa Yoshimune]]. | Arai Hakuseki was a [[Confucianism|Confucian scholar]] and influential shogunal advisor of the [[Genroku period]] (late 17th to early 18th centuries). He was chief advisor under [[Tokugawa Ienobu]], but retired when Ienobu was succeeded as shogun by [[Tokugawa Yoshimune]]. |