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*''Born: [[1492]]''
*''Died: [[1549]]/3''
*''Chinese/Japanese'': [[朱]]紈 ''(Zhū Wán / Shu Gan)''
Zhu Wan was a [[Ming Dynasty]] official, known for his activities in combatting the ''[[wako|wakô]]'' (coastal raiders / pirates), and his indirect role in causing the lifting of ''[[hai jin]]'' bans on maritime trade.
Originally from [[Suzhou]] in [[Jiangsu province]], he earned the ''[[Chinese imperial examinations|jinshi]]'' degree in [[1521]]. He then passed through several official positions before being appointed ''xunfu'' (inspector-general) in [[Zhejiang province]] in [[1547]], where he worked to suppress ''wakô'' activity. His strong suppression of coastal trade (which was denounced as smuggling) was opposed, however, by local elites, who were severely harmed financially by the policies; they worked together to petition for Zhu's dismissal, and in anger or panic over the circumstance, Zhu drank poison and killed himself. This incident is said to have contributed, in the end, to the Ming Court's decision in [[1567]] to lift the maritime bans on all trade except with Japan.
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==References==
*"[https://kotobank.jp/word/%E6%9C%B1%E7%B4%88-77562 Shu Gan]," ''Britannica kokusai dai hyakka jiten'', Britannica Japan, 2014.
*"[https://kotobank.jp/word/%E6%9C%B1%E7%B4%88-77562 Shu Gan]," ''Sekai dai hyakka jiten'', Hitachi Solutions, 2013.
[[Category:Scholars and Philosophers]]
[[Category:Muromachi Period]]
*''Died: [[1549]]/3''
*''Chinese/Japanese'': [[朱]]紈 ''(Zhū Wán / Shu Gan)''
Zhu Wan was a [[Ming Dynasty]] official, known for his activities in combatting the ''[[wako|wakô]]'' (coastal raiders / pirates), and his indirect role in causing the lifting of ''[[hai jin]]'' bans on maritime trade.
Originally from [[Suzhou]] in [[Jiangsu province]], he earned the ''[[Chinese imperial examinations|jinshi]]'' degree in [[1521]]. He then passed through several official positions before being appointed ''xunfu'' (inspector-general) in [[Zhejiang province]] in [[1547]], where he worked to suppress ''wakô'' activity. His strong suppression of coastal trade (which was denounced as smuggling) was opposed, however, by local elites, who were severely harmed financially by the policies; they worked together to petition for Zhu's dismissal, and in anger or panic over the circumstance, Zhu drank poison and killed himself. This incident is said to have contributed, in the end, to the Ming Court's decision in [[1567]] to lift the maritime bans on all trade except with Japan.
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==References==
*"[https://kotobank.jp/word/%E6%9C%B1%E7%B4%88-77562 Shu Gan]," ''Britannica kokusai dai hyakka jiten'', Britannica Japan, 2014.
*"[https://kotobank.jp/word/%E6%9C%B1%E7%B4%88-77562 Shu Gan]," ''Sekai dai hyakka jiten'', Hitachi Solutions, 2013.
[[Category:Scholars and Philosophers]]
[[Category:Muromachi Period]]