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{{nihongo|'''Zeniya Gohei'''|銭屋五兵衛|| |
{{nihongo|'''Zeniya Gohei'''|銭屋五兵衛||1774-1852}} was a [[Japanese people|Japanese]] merchant and engineer in the [[Edo period]]. |
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Gohei was born to a family of money-changers in [[Kaga province]].<ref name="nussbaum1071">Nussbaum, Louis Frédéric ''et al.'' (2005). "Zeniya Gohei" in {{Google books|p2QnPijAEmEC|''Japan encyclopedia,'' pp. 1071.|page=1071}}; n.b., Louis-Frédéric is pseudonym of Louis-Frédéric Nussbaum, ''see'' [https://archive.today/20120524174828/http://dispatch.opac.ddb.de/DB=4.1/PPN?PPN=128842709 Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Authority File].</ref> |
Gohei was born to a family of money-changers in [[Kaga province]].<ref name="nussbaum1071">Nussbaum, Louis Frédéric ''et al.'' (2005). "Zeniya Gohei" in {{Google books|p2QnPijAEmEC|''Japan encyclopedia,'' pp. 1071.|page=1071}}; n.b., Louis-Frédéric is pseudonym of Louis-Frédéric Nussbaum, ''see'' [https://archive.today/20120524174828/http://dispatch.opac.ddb.de/DB=4.1/PPN?PPN=128842709 Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Authority File].</ref> |
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In mid-1852, a large number of dead fish floated to the surface of the inlet near the worksite; and some local people died after eating the dead fish. Gohei and his family were deemed responsible; and they were imprisoned.<ref name="shimoda_abstract"/> It is likely that these criminal charges were contrived as a subterfuge which enabled the clan to seize his considerable wealth.<ref>Sansom, George. (1963). {{Google books|Oul3FkdYxR0C|''A History of Japan, 1615-1867,'' pp. 214-215.|page=214}}</ref> |
In mid-1852, a large number of dead fish floated to the surface of the inlet near the worksite; and some local people died after eating the dead fish. Gohei and his family were deemed responsible; and they were imprisoned.<ref name="shimoda_abstract"/> It is likely that these criminal charges were contrived as a subterfuge which enabled the clan to seize his considerable wealth.<ref>Sansom, George. (1963). {{Google books|Oul3FkdYxR0C|''A History of Japan, 1615-1867,'' pp. 214-215.|page=214}}</ref> |
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The seventy-eight-year-old Gohei died within three months of his incarceration.<ref name="shimoda_abstract"/> |
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* [https://web.archive.org/web/20110721124539/http://www.kandou10.jp/en/spot/spot505_e05_6.html Zeniya Gohei Memorial Hall] |
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20110721124539/http://www.kandou10.jp/en/spot/spot505_e05_6.html Zeniya Gohei Memorial Hall] |
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* [https://japantravel.navitime.com/en/area/jp/spot/02301-14419656/ Zeniya Gohei Memorial Hall (Japan Travel)] |
* [https://japantravel.navitime.com/en/area/jp/spot/02301-14419656/ Zeniya Gohei Memorial Hall (Japan Travel)] |
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* [https://en.kitamae-bune.com/travel/kanazawa/ Kanazawa and Zeniya Gohei (Kitamae-bune |
* [https://en.kitamae-bune.com/travel/kanazawa/ Kanazawa and Zeniya Gohei (Kitamae-bune Travel)] [[Category:1773 births]] |
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* [http://shofu.pref.ishikawa.jp/shofu/kitamae_e/mirai/zenigo/zenigo_1.htm Gohei and Kitamae ships] |
* [http://shofu.pref.ishikawa.jp/shofu/kitamae_e/mirai/zenigo/zenigo_1.htm Gohei and Kitamae ships] |
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* IMDb, [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0953662/ Zeniya Gohei (1913) ''Zeniya Gohei'' (1913)] |
* IMDb, [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0953662/ Zeniya Gohei (1913) ''Zeniya Gohei'' (1913)] |
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Latest revision as of 22:44, 8 October 2023
Zeniya Gohei (銭屋五兵衛, 1774-1852) was a Japanese merchant and engineer in the Edo period.
Gohei was born to a family of money-changers in Kaga province.[1]
Coastal shipping
[edit]Gohei was put in charge of developing a coastal shipping fleet (kitamae ships) for the Tokugawa shogunate; and he became very rich from trading,[1] especially rice and lumber.
Land reclamation project
[edit]In the summer of 1851, Gohei attempted a land reclamation project in Kahoku Lake, which is north of Kanazawa on the Sea of Japan. He planned to create rice paddies; but the project failed.[2]
In mid-1852, a large number of dead fish floated to the surface of the inlet near the worksite; and some local people died after eating the dead fish. Gohei and his family were deemed responsible; and they were imprisoned.[2] It is likely that these criminal charges were contrived as a subterfuge which enabled the clan to seize his considerable wealth.[3]
The seventy-eight-year-old Gohei died within three months of his incarceration.[2]
Notes
[edit]- ^ a b Nussbaum, Louis Frédéric et al. (2005). "Zeniya Gohei" in Japan encyclopedia, pp. 1071., p. 1071, at Google Books; n.b., Louis-Frédéric is pseudonym of Louis-Frédéric Nussbaum, see Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Authority File.
- ^ a b c Shimoda, Hiraku. "Bad Sushi or Bad Merchant? The ‘Dead Fish Poisoning Incident’ of 1852," Modern Asian Studies (2001), Vol. 35, pp. 513-531; JSTOR
- ^ Sansom, George. (1963). A History of Japan, 1615-1867, pp. 214-215., p. 214, at Google Books
References
[edit]- Nussbaum, Louis Frédéric and Käthe Roth. (2005). Japan Encyclopedia. Cambridge: Harvard University Press. ISBN 978-0-674-01753-5; OCLC 48943301
- Sansom, George Bailey. (1963). A History of Japan, 1615-1867.] Stanford: Stanford University Press. ISBN 978-0-8047-0527-1; OCLC 173092834
Further reading
[edit]- Wakabayashi, Kisaburo. (1957). Zeniya Gohei (錢屋五兵衛) Osaka: Sōgensha. OCLC 033644769
External links
[edit]- Zeniya Gohei Memorial Hall
- Zeniya Gohei Memorial Hall (Japan Travel)
- Kanazawa and Zeniya Gohei (Kitamae-bune Travel)
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