Beginning in [[1688]], Satsuma was permitted by the shogunate the privilege of selling its Chinese goods (obtained through Satsuma's relationship with the [[Ryukyu Kingdom|Ryûkyû Kingdom]]) through an officially authorized wholesaler in Kyoto. It is unclear where in the city this wholesaler was based (most likely in [[Nishijin]]), but the Satsuma officials at the Kyoto mansion would have been closely involved in the logistical and financial concerns related to the operation. This spurred the domain to begin more strongly enforcing Tokugawa anti-smuggling laws within its territory, whereas previously Satsuma flaunted the [[maritime restrictions]] policies to a certain extent, allowing or even encouraging Chinese merchants to trade at various ports along the Satsuma coast, rather than redirecting them to [[Nagasaki]] as shogunate policy dictated.<ref>Robert Hellyer, ''Defining Engagement'', Harvard University Press (2009), 54.</ref> | Beginning in [[1688]], Satsuma was permitted by the shogunate the privilege of selling its Chinese goods (obtained through Satsuma's relationship with the [[Ryukyu Kingdom|Ryûkyû Kingdom]]) through an officially authorized wholesaler in Kyoto. It is unclear where in the city this wholesaler was based (most likely in [[Nishijin]]), but the Satsuma officials at the Kyoto mansion would have been closely involved in the logistical and financial concerns related to the operation. This spurred the domain to begin more strongly enforcing Tokugawa anti-smuggling laws within its territory, whereas previously Satsuma flaunted the [[maritime restrictions]] policies to a certain extent, allowing or even encouraging Chinese merchants to trade at various ports along the Satsuma coast, rather than redirecting them to [[Nagasaki]] as shogunate policy dictated.<ref>Robert Hellyer, ''Defining Engagement'', Harvard University Press (2009), 54.</ref> |