was the
Tokugawa shogunate
The Tokugawa shogunate (, Japanese 徳川幕府 ''Tokugawa bakufu''), also known as the , was the military government of Japan during the Edo period from 1603 to 1868. Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005)"''Tokugawa-jidai''"in ''Japan Encyclopedia ...
's officially sanctioned copper monopoly or copper guild (''
za'') which was created in 1636 and (1701–1712, 1738–1746, 1766–1768).
Initially, the Tokugawa shogunate was interested in assuring a consistent value in minted copper coins; and this led to the perceived need for attending to the supply of copper.
This ''
bakufu'' title identifies a
regulatory agency
A regulatory agency (regulatory body, regulator) or independent agency (independent regulatory agency) is a government authority that is responsible for exercising autonomous dominion over some area of human activity in a licensing and regulatin ...
with responsibility for supervising the minting of copper coins and for superintending all copper mines, copper mining and copper-extraction activities in Japan.
[Hall, John Wesley. (1955) ''Tanuma Okitsugu: Forerunner of Modern Japan,'' p. 201.]
See also
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Bugyō
*
Kinzan-bugyō
were officials of the Tokugawa shogunate in Edo period Japan.
This ''bakufu'' title identifies an official with responsibility for superintending all mines, mining and metals-extraction activities in Japan.Hall, John Wesley. (1955 ''Tanuma Okits ...
* ''
Kinza
was the Tokugawa shogunate's officially sanctioned gold monopoly or gold guild ('' za'') which was created in 1595.
Initially, the Tokugawa shogunate was interested in assuring a consistent value in minted gold coins; and this led to the perceived ...
'' – Gold ''za'' (monopoly office or guild).
* ''
Ginza
Ginza ( ; ja, 銀座 ) is a district of Chūō, Tokyo, located south of Yaesu and Kyōbashi, west of Tsukiji, east of Yūrakuchō and Uchisaiwaichō, and north of Shinbashi. It is a popular upscale shopping area of Tokyo, with numerous intern ...
'' – Silver ''za'' (monopoly office or guild).
* ''
Shuza
was the Tokugawa shogunate's officially sanctioned cinnabar monopoly or cinnabar guild ('' za'') which was created in 1609.
Initially, the Tokugawa shogunate was interested in assuring a consistent value in minted coins; and this led to the perce ...
'' – Cinnabar ''za'' (monopoly office or guild)
Notes
References
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Hall, John W. (1955). ''Tanuma Okitsugu, 1719–1788: Forerunner of Modern Japan''. Cambridge: Harvard University Press
OCLC 445621* Jansen, Marius B. (1995). ''Warrior Rule in Japan''. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
OCLC 422791897*
Schaede, Ulrike. (2000). ''Cooperative Capitalism: Self-Regulation, Trade Associations, and the Antimonopoly Law in Japan''. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
OCLC 505758165* Shimada, Ryuto. (2005)
''The Intra-Asian Trade in Japanese Copper by the Dutch East India Company''.Leiden:
Brill Publishers
Brill Academic Publishers (known as E. J. Brill, Koninklijke Brill, Brill ()) is a Dutch international academic publisher founded in 1683 in Leiden, Netherlands. With offices in Leiden, Boston, Paderborn and Singapore, Brill today publishes 27 ...
.
OCLC 62755669
Government of feudal Japan
Officials of the Tokugawa shogunate
Copper
Economy of feudal Japan
Metals monopolies
1636 establishments in Japan
Guilds in Japan
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