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*''Japanese'': 弾左衛門 ''(Danzaemon)''

*''Japanese'': 弾左衛門 ''(Danzaemon)''

Danzaemon was the name taken by the head of the ''[[eta]]'' and other outcastes (including ''[[hinin]]'' and ''[[sarukai]]'' as well) in the [[Kanto region|Kantô region]] during the [[Edo period]]. The name is believed to have been passed down in a hereditary fashion, or at least to have been continuously held down through the generations.

Danzaemon was the name taken by the head of the ''[[eta]]'' outcastes in the [[Kanto region|Kantô region]] during the [[Edo period]]. The name is believed to have been passed down in a hereditary fashion, or at least to have been continuously held down through the generations.

The Danzaemon held some degree of direct authority (and responsibility) over the outcaste districts of the city of [[Edo]], and of twelve surrounding [[provinces]] under his leadership, including the eight provinces of the Kantô, [[Izu province|Izu]], [[Kai province|Kai]], [[Suruga province|Suruga]], and parts of [[Mutsu province]], as well as a lesser degree of authority, and responsibility, over all the outcaste districts (''[[buraku]]'') throughout Japan.

The Danzaemon held some degree of direct authority (and responsibility) over the outcaste districts of the city of [[Edo]], and of twelve surrounding [[provinces]] under his leadership, including the eight provinces of the Kantô, [[Izu province|Izu]], [[Kai province|Kai]], [[Suruga province|Suruga]], and parts of [[Mutsu province]], as well as a lesser degree of authority, and responsibility, over all the outcaste districts (''[[buraku]]'') throughout Japan.

Thirteen men are believed to have held the title over the course of the Edo period, ending with Dannaiki, or Naoki, who was stripped of the role - and of the status, authority, and responsibilities associated with it - around the time of the [[Meiji Restoration]].

Thirteen men are believed to have held the title over the course of the Edo period, ending with Dannaiki, or Naoki, who was stripped of the role - and of the status, authority, and responsibilities associated with it - around the time of the [[Meiji Restoration]].

A man known in each generation as [[Kuruma Zenshichi]]<!--車善七--> played a similar role for the ''[[hinin]]'' population.

Men known in each generation as [[Kuruma Zenshichi]]<!--車善七-->, Zensaburô, Shôemon<!--松右衛門-->, and Kuhee served similar roles as ''[[kashira]]'' for the ''[[hinin]]'' populations of [[Asakusa]], [[Fukagawa]], [[Shinagawa]], and [[Yamanote]] respectively.<ref>Yoshida Nobuyuki, "Tôkaidô Yotsuya Kaidan to rekishi sekai," talk given at Early Modern Studies Workshop, University of Southern California, 27 April 2019.</ref>

==References==

==References==

*"[http://kotobank.jp/word/%E5%BC%BE%E5%B7%A6%E8%A1%9B%E9%96%80 Danzaemon]." ''Hyakka-jiten Mypedia'' 百科事典マイペディア. Hitachi Solutions, 2010.

*"[http://kotobank.jp/word/%E5%BC%BE%E5%B7%A6%E8%A1%9B%E9%96%80 Danzaemon]." ''Hyakka-jiten Mypedia'' 百科事典マイペディア. Hitachi Solutions, 2010.

*"[http://kotobank.jp/word/%E5%BC%BE%E5%B7%A6%E8%A1%9B%E9%96%80 Danzaemon]." ''Sekai daihyakka jiten'' 世界大百科事典. Hitachi Solutions, 2012.

*"[http://kotobank.jp/word/%E5%BC%BE%E5%B7%A6%E8%A1%9B%E9%96%80 Danzaemon]." ''Sekai daihyakka jiten'' 世界大百科事典. Hitachi Solutions, 2012.

[[Category:Edo Period]]

[[Category:Edo Period]]

[[Category:Other Historical Figures]]

[[Category:Other Historical Figures]]