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Tokugawa Mitsukuni

Type Figure Region Japan Time 1628–1701 Also known as Tokugawa Mitsukuni (kanji)、Mito Kōmon、Mito Kōmon (kanji)

Tokugawa Mitsukuni (1628–1701), second daimyō of the Mito domain and grandson of Tokugawa Ieyasu, was famed for compiling the Dai Nihonshi;…

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  1. 1628–1661Mito Castle · Mito domainSon of Tokugawa Yorifusa, he governed the Mito domain after his brother Tokugawa Mitsuyoshi. In his early years he reformed domain administration, recruited Confucian scholars, and laid the foundation for Mito as a 'domain of learning'.
  2. 1657–1701Kōdōkan · Mito domainRecruited scholars such as Zhu Shunshui and organized court historians to compile the Dai Nihonshi. In the 1660s textual verification and writing reached a peak, forming the Mito learning tradition emphasizing orthodox legitimacy and reverence for the emperor.

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