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*''Born: [[1811]]/2/28''
*''Died: [[1864]]''
*''Japanese'': 佐久間象山 ''(Sakuma Shouzan)''
Sakuma Shôzan was a scholar of Western learning (''[[Rangaku]]'') and a prominent figure of the [[Bakumatsu Period]]. He opened a private school in [[Edo]] in [[1839]], and in [[1842]] wrote the ''[[Kaibo Hassaku|Kaibô Hassaku]]'' (海防八策, "Eight Plans for Naval Defense"). He was imprisoned for a time under suspicion that he was involved in the assassination of [[Yoshida Shoin|Yoshida Shôin]] (of which he was innocent), but was eventually released.
In [[1864]], Sakuma moved to [[Kyoto]] and established a residence in [[Kiyamachi]]. He was working for the [[Tokugawa shogunate|shogunate]] at this time, in support of the promotion of the opening of the country. He was killed, however, by ''[[sonno joi|sonnô jôi]]'' Imperial loyalists (anti-shogunate rebels).
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==References==
*Plaque on-site at site of Sakuma Shôzan's former residence in Kyoto Kiyamachi.
[[Category:Scholars and Philosophers]]
[[Category:Bakumatsu Period]]
*''Died: [[1864]]''
*''Japanese'': 佐久間象山 ''(Sakuma Shouzan)''
Sakuma Shôzan was a scholar of Western learning (''[[Rangaku]]'') and a prominent figure of the [[Bakumatsu Period]]. He opened a private school in [[Edo]] in [[1839]], and in [[1842]] wrote the ''[[Kaibo Hassaku|Kaibô Hassaku]]'' (海防八策, "Eight Plans for Naval Defense"). He was imprisoned for a time under suspicion that he was involved in the assassination of [[Yoshida Shoin|Yoshida Shôin]] (of which he was innocent), but was eventually released.
In [[1864]], Sakuma moved to [[Kyoto]] and established a residence in [[Kiyamachi]]. He was working for the [[Tokugawa shogunate|shogunate]] at this time, in support of the promotion of the opening of the country. He was killed, however, by ''[[sonno joi|sonnô jôi]]'' Imperial loyalists (anti-shogunate rebels).
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==References==
*Plaque on-site at site of Sakuma Shôzan's former residence in Kyoto Kiyamachi.
[[Category:Scholars and Philosophers]]
[[Category:Bakumatsu Period]]