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In the early 1750's, the [[Tosa province|Tosa]] government put a monopoly system in place to enable paper merchants to pay low prices for paper from local producers. The merchants would, in turn, sell paper to Osaka for a large profit, which would benefit the financially struggling administrators of Tosa. When a petition put forth by Tsunoyama complaining of low prices being paid to producers was ignored, Nakahira Zennoshin led a protest against the unfair practice. He was jailed, and continued to protest for 2 years until his execution. | In the early 1750's, the [[Tosa province|Tosa]] government put a monopoly system in place to enable paper merchants to pay low prices for paper from local producers. The merchants would, in turn, sell paper to Osaka for a large profit, which would benefit the financially struggling administrators of Tosa. When a petition put forth by Tsunoyama complaining of low prices being paid to producers was ignored, Nakahira Zennoshin led a protest against the unfair practice. He was jailed, and continued to protest for 2 years until his execution. | ||
| − | On the day of his execution, a | + | On the day of his execution, a [[Tosa (typhoon) 1757|typhoon]] struck Tosa province, and would be remembered for years for its destructive power. Many felt that the typhoon was a punishment by the gods for the greed of the Tosa government. |
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Revision as of 21:08, 10 November 2006
Died: 1757
In the early 1750's, the Tosa government put a monopoly system in place to enable paper merchants to pay low prices for paper from local producers. The merchants would, in turn, sell paper to Osaka for a large profit, which would benefit the financially struggling administrators of Tosa. When a petition put forth by Tsunoyama complaining of low prices being paid to producers was ignored, Nakahira Zennoshin led a protest against the unfair practice. He was jailed, and continued to protest for 2 years until his execution.
On the day of his execution, a typhoon struck Tosa province, and would be remembered for years for its destructive power. Many felt that the typhoon was a punishment by the gods for the greed of the Tosa government.
References
- Roberts, Luke. The Petition Box in 18th Century Tosa Journal of Japanese Studies, #20 V2, 1994
