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Hayashi Nobuatsu was a [[Confucianism|Confucian]] scholar and advisor to five shoguns, from [[Tokugawa Ietsuna]] to [[Tokugawa Yoshimune]].

Hayashi Nobuatsu was a [[Confucianism|Confucian]] scholar and advisor to five shoguns, from [[Tokugawa Ietsuna]] to [[Tokugawa Yoshimune]].

Also known as Hayashi Hôkô, Nobuatsu was the second son of [[Hayashi Shunsai]]. He became head of the [[Hayashi clan]] in [[1680]], and was named head in [[1690]] of the [[Shoheizaka gakumonjo]], the Confucian school established by his grandfather [[Hayashi Razan]]; the school was moved in that same year onto the site of the [[Yushima Seido|Yushima Seidô]]. He later passed on headship of the school to his son, establishing a precedent for the position as hereditary.

Also known as Hayashi Hôkô, Nobuatsu was the second son of [[Hayashi Shunsai]]. He became head of the [[Hayashi clan]] in [[1680]], and was named head in [[1690]] of the [[Shoheizaka gakumonjo]], the Confucian school established by his grandfather [[Hayashi Razan]]; the school was moved in that same year onto the site of the [[Yushima Seido|Yushima Seidô]]. He later passed on headship of the school to his son [[Hayashi Nobumitsu]], establishing a precedent for the position as hereditary. This position, with the title of ''Hayashi Daigaku-no-kami'', came with a [[stipend]] of 150 ''hyô''.<ref>James Lewis, “Beyond Sakoku: The Korean Envoy to Edo and the 1719 Diary of Shin Yu-Han,” ''Korea Journal'' 25:11 (1985), 40n17.</ref>

His writings include ''Ka-i hentai''<!--華夷変態-->, on which he collaborated with his father; among its arguments, the ''Ka-i hentai'' describes [[Qing Dynasty]] China as having fallen to barbarian rulers, and advocates that the [[Tokugawa shogunate]] should take some kind of action to free China from their control.<ref>Schottenhammer, Angela. “Empire and Periphery? The Qing Empire’s Relations with Japan and the Ryūkyūs (1644–c. 1800), a Comparison.” ''The Medieval History Journal'' 16, no. 1 (April 1, 2013): 158n42.</ref>

His writings include ''Ka-i hentai''<!--華夷変態-->, on which he collaborated with his father; among its arguments, the ''Ka-i hentai'' describes [[Qing Dynasty]] China as having fallen to barbarian rulers, and advocates that the [[Tokugawa shogunate]] should take some kind of action to free China from their control.<ref>Schottenhammer, Angela. “Empire and Periphery? The Qing Empire’s Relations with Japan and the Ryūkyūs (1644–c. 1800), a Comparison.” ''The Medieval History Journal'' 16, no. 1 (April 1, 2013): 158n42.</ref>

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