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Hayashi Razan

Type Figure Region Japan Time 1583–1657 Also known as Dōshun、Razan

Hayashi Razan (1583–1657) was a Confucian scholar and historian of early Edo-period Japan.…

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  1. 1595–1607Kyoto · Kyoto PrefectureIn Kyoto, Hayashi Razan studied under Fujiwara Seika and other Confucian scholars, mastering Zhu Xi learning and laying the scholarly foundation for his later role as a leader of Edo Confucianism.
  2. 1607–1630Edo · Tokyo MetropolisFrom 1607 he was engaged by Tokugawa Ieyasu and the second shogun Hidetada, participating in Edo in policy consultation and cultural-educational planning. Through the 1610s he gradually established his position as the central figure of the shogunate's Confucian establishment.
  3. 1630–1657Yushima, Edo · Tokyo MetropolisIn his later years he oversaw affairs related to the Yushima Shrine and Shōheizaka School, compiled the Honchō Tsugan, and promoted Zhu Xi learning into the official scholarly system of Edo.

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