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*''Died: [[1619]]''
Murayama Tôan was the first [[Nagasaki]] ''[[daikan]]''. A [[Christianity|Christian]] and a townsman of Nagasaki, he was selected from among the townsmen of the city to serve as ''daikan'' and was formally appointed by [[Toyotomi Hideyoshi]].
In [[1616]], he planned an attack on [[Taiwan]], with the aim of setting up his own private base of operations there, from which to engage in trade with China. He prepared thirteen ships for the purpose, but the [[Kingdom of Ryukyu|Kingdom of Ryûkyû]] warned [[Ming dynasty|Beijing]] of his plans. Ultimately, only three ships arrived in Taiwan and were quickly repulsed.
Despite this defeat, Murayama remained ''daikan'' in Nagasaki, working alongside the [[Nagasaki bugyo|Nagasaki bugyô]], until [[1619]], when he was executed for his religion.
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==References==
*Marius Jansen, ''China in the Tokugawa World'', Harvard University Press (1992), 8-9.
*Gregory Smits, ''Maritime Ryukyu'', University of Hawaii Press (2019), 146.
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Murayama Tôan was the first [[Nagasaki]] ''[[daikan]]''. A [[Christianity|Christian]] and a townsman of Nagasaki, he was selected from among the townsmen of the city to serve as ''daikan'' and was formally appointed by [[Toyotomi Hideyoshi]].
In [[1616]], he planned an attack on [[Taiwan]], with the aim of setting up his own private base of operations there, from which to engage in trade with China. He prepared thirteen ships for the purpose, but the [[Kingdom of Ryukyu|Kingdom of Ryûkyû]] warned [[Ming dynasty|Beijing]] of his plans. Ultimately, only three ships arrived in Taiwan and were quickly repulsed.
Despite this defeat, Murayama remained ''daikan'' in Nagasaki, working alongside the [[Nagasaki bugyo|Nagasaki bugyô]], until [[1619]], when he was executed for his religion.
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==References==
*Marius Jansen, ''China in the Tokugawa World'', Harvard University Press (1992), 8-9.
*Gregory Smits, ''Maritime Ryukyu'', University of Hawaii Press (2019), 146.
[[Category:Merchants]]
[[Category:Edo Period]]
