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*''Japanese'': 三井八郎右衛門 ''(Mitsui Hachirouemon)''

*''Japanese'': 三井八郎右衛門 ''(Mitsui Hachirouemon)''

Mitsui Hachirôemon was a name passed down between heads of the [[Edo period]] currency exchange & dry goods wholesaling business which later developed into the Mitsui ''zaibatsu'' corporation. The Mitsui shop was also an official purveyor (''[[goyo shonin|goyô shônin]]'') to the shogunate.

Mitsui Hachirôemon was a name passed down between heads of the [[Edo period]] currency exchange & dry goods wholesaling business [[Echigo-ya]], which later developed into the Mitsui ''zaibatsu'' corporation. The Echigo-ya was also an official purveyor (''[[goyo shonin|goyô shônin]]'') to the shogunate.

Heads of the business came from eleven different households, who shared property/ownership between them, with each company head taking on the name Mitsui Hachirôemon in turn. They included:

Heads of the business came from eleven different households, who shared property/ownership between them, with each company head taking on the name Mitsui Hachirôemon in turn. They included: