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Kawai Sun'ô was a [[Sakai clan]] ''[[karo|karô]]'' and ''[[sonno|kin'ô]]'' ("serve the emperor") adherent. He is known for his roughly 30 years of service to [[Himeji han]], including overseeing significant financial reforms.
Kawai Sun'ô was a [[Sakai clan]] ''[[karo|karô]]'' and ''[[sonno|kin'ô]]'' ("serve the emperor") adherent. He is known for his roughly 30 years of service to [[Himeji han]], including overseeing significant financial reforms.
Born the son of ''karô'' [[Kawai Munemi]]<!--川合宗見--> in [[1767]], he was granted the name Michiomi by lord of Himeji [[Sakai Tadamichi]]. He succeeded his father to become Sakai ''karô'' in [[1787]], at age 20. In [[1808]], he was elevated to a leadership (''katte'') position, and undertook financial reforms in an effort to return the domain government to financial well-being. These efforts included expanding land reclamation for agricultural and salt-making use, establishing a number of workshops for raising [[silkworms]], weaving, and dyeing as well as pottery kilns, and expanding the production and sale of [[cotton]], ''Higashiyama-yaki'' pottery, Tatsuyama stone, and [[ginseng]].
Born the son of ''karô'' [[Kawai Munemi]]<!--川合宗見--> in [[1767]] at the [[Himeji Edo mansion|Himeji domain mansion in Edo]], he attracted the attention of lord of Himeji [[Sakai Tadazane]], who taught him [[tea ceremony]], poetry, calligraphy, painting, and other pursuits. Tadazane's successor [[Sakai Tadamichi]] then granted him use of the character ''michi'', allowing him to take on the name Michiomi. He later served under [[Sakai Tadamitsu]] and [[Sakai Tadanori]], for a total of four successive lords of Himeji.
In his later years, he took on the name Sun'ô.
He succeeded his father to become Sakai ''karô'' in [[1787]], at age 20. In [[1808]], he was elevated to a leadership (''katte'') position, and undertook financial reforms in an effort to return the domain government to financial well-being. These efforts included expanding land reclamation for agricultural and salt-making use, establishing a number of workshops for raising [[silkworms]], weaving, and dyeing as well as pottery kilns, and expanding the production and sale of [[cotton]], ''Higashiyama-yaki'' pottery, Tatsuyama stone, and [[ginseng]]. In acknowledgement of his successes in benefiting the domain's finances, he was elevated to the higher rank among the ''karô'' (''kamiza'') and enjoyed a stipend of 5000 ''[[koku]]''.
In [[1821]], Kawai established the Nijuzankô (Nijuzan Academy) outside [[Himeji castle]] to serve as his personal place for study. The school later became an official [[domain school]], and played a notable role in training domain officials.
In his later years, he took on the name Sun'ô. He retired in [[1835]]/3, and died on [[1841]]/6/24, being buried at the school.
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*"[https://kotobank.jp/word/%E6%B2%B3%E5%90%88%E5%AF%B8%E7%BF%81-15893 Kawai Sun'ô]," ''Nihon jinmei daijiten'', Kodansha.
*"[https://kotobank.jp/word/%E6%B2%B3%E5%90%88%E5%AF%B8%E7%BF%81-15893 Kawai Sun'ô]," ''Nihon jinmei daijiten'', Kodansha.
*"[https://kotobank.jp/word/%E6%B2%B3%E5%90%88%E5%AF%B8%E7%BF%81-15893 Kawai Sun'ô]," ''Bijutsu jinmei jiten'', Shibunkaku.
*"[https://kotobank.jp/word/%E6%B2%B3%E5%90%88%E5%AF%B8%E7%BF%81-15893 Kawai Sun'ô]," ''Bijutsu jinmei jiten'', Shibunkaku.
*Inscription at bust of Kawai Sun'ô, Himeji Shrine.[https://www.flickr.com/photos/toranosuke/45578771684/sizes/k/]
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