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*''Japanese'': [[平]] 左衛門尉 信重 ''(Taira Saemon-no-jou Nobushige)''
Taira Saemon-no-jô Nobushige was a [[Hakata]]-based merchant who traveled to [[Joseon|Korea]] in [[1471]] as an emissary for the court of the [[Ryukyu Kingdom|Ryûkyû Kingdom]].
Nobushige led this 1471 mission to Korea alongside the Buddhist monk [[Jitan]]<!--自端-->. He is also said to have been the one to suggest to Ryûkyû the implementation of a system of half-cut [[tally trade|tallies]], to help serve as the mark of a legitimate commercial/diplomatic representative.<ref>Hashimoto Yû. "The Information Strategy of Imposter Envoys from Northern Kyushu to Choson Korea in the Fifteenth and Sixteenth Centuries." in Angela Schottenhammer (ed.) ''The East Asian Mediterranean: Maritime Crossroads of Culture, Commerce and Human Migration''. Harrassowitz Verlag, 2008. 295-296.</ref> He was granted formal official's robes by the Ryukyuan court, but is said to have actually desired to be named an official of the Korean court.
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[[Category:Muromachi Period]]
[[Category:Ryukyu]]
[[Category:Merchants]]
Taira Saemon-no-jô Nobushige was a [[Hakata]]-based merchant who traveled to [[Joseon|Korea]] in [[1471]] as an emissary for the court of the [[Ryukyu Kingdom|Ryûkyû Kingdom]].
Nobushige led this 1471 mission to Korea alongside the Buddhist monk [[Jitan]]<!--自端-->. He is also said to have been the one to suggest to Ryûkyû the implementation of a system of half-cut [[tally trade|tallies]], to help serve as the mark of a legitimate commercial/diplomatic representative.<ref>Hashimoto Yû. "The Information Strategy of Imposter Envoys from Northern Kyushu to Choson Korea in the Fifteenth and Sixteenth Centuries." in Angela Schottenhammer (ed.) ''The East Asian Mediterranean: Maritime Crossroads of Culture, Commerce and Human Migration''. Harrassowitz Verlag, 2008. 295-296.</ref> He was granted formal official's robes by the Ryukyuan court, but is said to have actually desired to be named an official of the Korean court.
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==References==
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[[Category:Muromachi Period]]
[[Category:Ryukyu]]
[[Category:Merchants]]
