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*''Born: [[1669]]''
*''Died: [[1734]]''
*''Japanese'': 紀伊国屋文左衛門 ''(Kinokuniya Bunzaemon)''
Kinokuniya Bunzaemon was an [[Edo period]] merchant specializing in citrus, lumber, and salmon, among other goods. He enjoyed the favoritism and protection of shogunal advisor [[Yanagisawa Yoshiyasu]] and shogunal minister of finances [[Ogura Shigehide]], and made a sizeable fortune as a result. When these two retired, so did Kinokuniya.
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==References==
*''This article was written by [[User:LordAmeth]] and contributed to both S-A and Wikipedia; the author gives permission for his work to be used in this way.''
*Frederic, Louis (2002). "Kinokuniya Bunzaemon." ''Japan Encyclopedia''. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press.
*Sansom, George (1963). "A History of Japan: 1615-1867." Stanford, California: Stanford University Press.
[[Category:Merchants]]
*''Died: [[1734]]''
*''Japanese'': 紀伊国屋文左衛門 ''(Kinokuniya Bunzaemon)''
Kinokuniya Bunzaemon was an [[Edo period]] merchant specializing in citrus, lumber, and salmon, among other goods. He enjoyed the favoritism and protection of shogunal advisor [[Yanagisawa Yoshiyasu]] and shogunal minister of finances [[Ogura Shigehide]], and made a sizeable fortune as a result. When these two retired, so did Kinokuniya.
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==References==
*''This article was written by [[User:LordAmeth]] and contributed to both S-A and Wikipedia; the author gives permission for his work to be used in this way.''
*Frederic, Louis (2002). "Kinokuniya Bunzaemon." ''Japan Encyclopedia''. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press.
*Sansom, George (1963). "A History of Japan: 1615-1867." Stanford, California: Stanford University Press.
[[Category:Merchants]]