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Tada Yoshitoshi
was a Japanese samurai and scholar of kokugaku, known during his lifetime as an expert on ancient court ceremonial practices. He published ''ehon'' under the pen name , and also wrote under the names and . His full official name was . Biography Tada Yoshitoshi was born in 1698 to a gokenin family affiliated with Tada Shrine in Settsu Province. He was allegedly a descendant of the Heian period warrior-aristocrat Tada Mitsunaka. He studied Chinese literature as well as the Suika Shinto of Yamazaki Ansai under at Osaka. Tada subsequently became an active teacher of court ceremony and Shinto studies in that city. Later, he travelled to Kyoto to participate in research under the scholar . However, he was expelled by Tsuboi after publishing an essay in which he questioned the credibility of the Kuji Hongi. Before his death, Tada gained as a disciple of Owari Domain The Owari-Han, also known as the Owari Domain, was a significant feudal domain in Tokugawa shogunate, Japan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Asada Domain
270px, Aoki Shigeyoshi, final daimyo of Tsuyama was a feudal domain under the Tokugawa shogunate of Edo period Japan, in what is now northern Osaka Prefecture. It was located in Teshima and Kawabe Districts of Settsu Province and was centered around Asada ''jin'ya'' in what is now part of the city of Toyonaka, Osaka. It was ruled in its entire history by a branch of the Aoki clan. The Asada Domain was dissolved in the abolition of the han system in 1871 and is now part of Okayama Prefecture. History Asada Domain was founded by Aoki Kazushige, whose father Aoki Shigenao had served as a vassal of Toki Yorinari, the '' shugo'' of Mino Province in the Sengoku period. Aoki Kazushige later went into the service of the Imagawa clan, and after the Battle of Okehazama, entered the service of Tokugawa Ieyasu. After this younger brother died at the Battle of Shizugatake, he ran away from the Tokugawa clan and became a vassal of Nawa Nagahide instead. He entered the service of To ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yamazaki Ansai
was a Japanese philosopher and scholar. He began his career as a Buddhist monk, but eventually came to follow the teachings of Neo-Confucian Zhu Xi. He combined Neo-Confucian ideas with Shinto to create Suika Shinto. Life Early years/Buddhism Born in Kyoto on January 24, 1619, Yamazaki Ansai was the son of a former rōnin-turned-doctor and the last of four children. In his youth, he was strongly influenced by both his mother and grandmother. While his mother "urged him to develop a noble heart worthy of a samurai's son," his grandmother supported him in his study of the Chinese language. In his preteens, he was sent by his father to serve as an acolyte at a Buddhist temple on Mount Hiei. In his early teens, Ansai returned home, and after several years was finally permitted to enter the Myōshin-ji temple of the Rinzai Zen sect in Kyoto for further study. Due to his incredible scholarly aptitude, in his early twenties he was granted entrance to the Gyūkō-ji temple in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kokugaku Scholars
was an academic movement, a school of Japanese philology and philosophy originating during the Edo period The , also known as the , is the period between 1600 or 1603 and 1868 in the history of Japan, when the country was under the rule of the Tokugawa shogunate and some 300 regional ''daimyo'', or feudal lords. Emerging from the chaos of the Sengok .... scholars worked to refocus Japanese scholarship away from the then-dominant study of Chinese classics, Chinese, Confucian, and Buddhist texts in favor of research into the early List of Japanese classical texts, Japanese classics. History What later became known as the tradition began in the 17th and 18th centuries as ''kogaku'' ("ancient studies"), ''wagaku'' ("Japanese studies") or ''inishie manabi'' ("antiquity studies"), a term favored by Motoori Norinaga and his school. Drawing heavily from Shinto and Japanese literature, Japan's ancient literature, the school looked back to a golden age of culture of Japan, culture ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samurai
The samurai () were members of the warrior class in Japan. They were originally provincial warriors who came from wealthy landowning families who could afford to train their men to be mounted archers. In the 8th century AD, the imperial court downsized the national army and delegated the security of the countryside to these privately trained warriors. Eventually the samurai clans grew so powerful that they became the ''de facto'' rulers of the country. In the aftermath of the Gempei War (1180-1185), Japan formally passed into military rule with the founding of the first shogunate. The status of samurai became heredity by the mid-eleventh century. By the start of the Edo period, the shogun had disbanded the warrior-monk orders and peasant conscript system, leaving the samurai as the only men in the country permitted to carry weapons at all times. Because the Edo period was a time of peace, many samurai neglected their warrior training and focused on peacetime activities such as a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1750 Deaths
Various sources, including the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, use the year 1750 as a baseline year for the end of the pre-industrial era. 1750 is commemorated as the year that started the Industrial Revolution, although the underpinnings of the Industrial Revolution could have started earlier. Events January–March * January 13 – The Treaty of Madrid between Spain and Portugal authorizes a larger Brazil than had the Treaty of Tordesillas of 1494, which originally established the boundaries of the Portuguese and Spanish territories in South America. * January 24 – A fire in Istanbul destroys 10,000 homes. * February 15 – After Spain and Portugal agree that the Uruguay River will be the boundary line between the two kingdoms' territory in South America, the Spanish Governor orders the Jesuits to vacate seven Indian missions along the river (San Angel, San Nicolas, San Luis, San Lorenzo, San Miguel, San Juan and San Borja). * March 5 &nd ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1698 Births
Events January–March * January 1 – The Abenaki tribe and Province of Massachusetts Bay, Massachusetts colonists sign a treaty, ending the conflict in New England. * January 4 – The Palace of Whitehall in London, Kingdom of England, England is destroyed by fire. * January 23 – George I of Great Britain, George Louis becomes Elector of Hanover upon the death of his father, Ernest Augustus, Elector of Hanover, Ernest Augustus. Because the widow of Ernest Augustus, George's mother Sophia of Hanover, Sophia, was heiress presumptive as the cousin of Anne, Queen of Great Britain, and Anne's closest eligible heir, George will become King of Great Britain. * January 30 – William Kidd, who initially seized foreign ships under authority as a privateer for the British Empire before becoming a pirate, becomes an outlaw and uses his ship, the ''Adventure Galley'', to capture an Indian ship, the valuable ''Quedagh Merchant'', near India. * February 17 – The Maratha Confed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Owari Domain
The Owari-Han, also known as the Owari Domain, was a significant feudal domain in Tokugawa shogunate, Japan during the Edo period. Situated in the western region of what is now Aichi Prefecture, it covered portions of Owari Province, Owari, Mino Province, Mino, and Shinano Province, Shinano provinces, with its central administration based at Nagoya Castle. At its zenith, the Owari Domain boasted an impressive rating of 619,500 koku, making it the largest landholding of the Tokugawa clan outside of the shogunal territories. The ruling clan of the Owari Domain was the Tokugawa clan, holding the prestigious position of the highest rank among the gosanke. Additionally, the domain was sometimes referred to as the Nagoya Domain due to its association with Nagoya Castle. History Owari was initially ruled by Fukushima Masanori with 240,000 koku until the Battle of Sekigahara in September 1600. After his military achievements, he was reassigned to the Hiroshima Domain. Matsudaira Tadayo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kujiki
, or , is a historical Japanese text. It was generally believed to have been one of the earliest Japanese histories until the middle of the Edo period, when scholars such as Tokugawa Mitsukuni and Tada Yoshitoshi successfully contended that it was an imitation based on the , the and the ''Kogo Shūi''. Scholarship on the generally considers it to contain some genuine elements, specifically that Book 5 preserves traditions of the Mononobe and Owari clans, and that Book 10 preserves the earlier historical record the '' Kokuzō Hongi''. Ten volumes in length, it covers the history of ancient Japan through Empress Suiko, third daughter of Emperor Kinmei. The preface is supposedly written by Soga no Umako (+626). While it includes many quotes from (712) and (720), volumes five and ten contain unique materials. The overall composition is considered as having been compiled between 807 and 936. The contains 10 volumes, but there are 3 false documents also called , produced in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kyoto
Kyoto ( or ; Japanese language, Japanese: , ''Kyōto'' ), officially , is the capital city of Kyoto Prefecture in the Kansai region of Japan's largest and most populous island of Honshu. , the city had a population of 1.46 million, making it the List of cities in Japan, ninth-most populous city in Japan. More than half (56.8%) of Kyoto Prefecture's population resides in the city. The city is the cultural anchor of the substantially larger Greater Kyoto, a metropolitan statistical area (MSA) home to a census-estimated 3.8 million people. It is also part of the even larger Keihanshin, Keihanshin metropolitan area, along with Osaka and Kobe. Kyoto is one of the oldest municipalities in Japan, having been chosen in 794 as the new seat of Japan's imperial court by Emperor Kanmu. The original city, named Heian-kyō, was arranged in accordance with traditional Chinese feng shui following the model of the ancient Chinese capitals of Chang'an and Luoyang. The emperors of Japan ruled fro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Osaka
is a Cities designated by government ordinance of Japan, designated city in the Kansai region of Honshu in Japan. It is the capital of and most populous city in Osaka Prefecture, and the List of cities in Japan, third-most populous city in Japan, following the special wards of Tokyo and Yokohama. With a population of 2.7 million in the 2020 census, it is also the largest component of the Keihanshin, Keihanshin Metropolitan Area, which is the List of metropolitan areas in Japan, second-largest metropolitan area in Japan and the 10th-List of urban areas by population, largest urban area in the world with more than 19 million inhabitants. Ōsaka was traditionally considered Japan's economic hub. By the Kofun period (300–538) it had developed into an important regional port, and in the 7th and 8th centuries, it served briefly as the imperial capital. Osaka continued to flourish during the Edo period (1603–1867) and became known as a center of Japanese culture. Following the M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Minamoto No Mitsunaka
was a Japanese samurai and court official of the Heian period. He served as '' Chinjufu-shōgun'' and acting governor of Settsu Province''.'' His association with the Fujiwara clan made him one of the wealthiest and most powerful courtiers of his day. Biography He was born on April 29, 912, as Myoomaru (明王丸), the son of Minamoto no Tsunemoto. He belonged to the Seiwa Genji branch of the Minamoto clan, which traced its ancestry to Emperor Seiwa. He loyally (if not selflessly) served several successive Fujiwara regents ('' sessho and kampaku'') beginning with Fujiwara no Morotada. There is debate among scholars as to his involvement in the Anna Plot of 969 (named for the era it took place in). All agree that Mitsunaka alleged that Minamoto no Takaakira was plotting against the Emperor. However, whilst some believe that there was a genuine threat to the Emperor, and that it was Mitsunaka's warning that prevented the plot from succeeding, others view the incident as one m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Settsu Province
was a province of Japan, which today comprises the southeastern part of Hyōgo Prefecture and the northern part of Osaka Prefecture. It was also referred to as or . Osaka and Osaka Castle were the main center of the province. Most of Settsu's area comprises the modern day cities of Osaka and Kōbe. History During the Sengoku period, the Miyoshi clan ruled Settsu and its neighbors, Izumi and Kawachi, until they were conquered by Oda Nobunaga. The provinces were ruled subsequently by Toyotomi Hideyoshi. The regents of Hideyoshi's son soon quarreled, and when Ishida Mitsunari lost the Battle of Sekigahara, the area was given to relatives of Tokugawa Ieyasu. It was from then on divided into several domains, including the Asada Domain. Sumiyoshi taisha was designated as the chief Shinto shrine ('' ichinomiya'') for the province. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
