Kumazawa Banzan

Also found in: Wikipedia

0.01 sec.

Kumazawa Banzan

(born 1619, Kyoto, Japan—died Sept. 9, 1691, Shimofusa) Japanese political philosopher. Born a ronin, he was taken into service by the feudal lord of Okayama at age 15. Largely self-taught, he became a disciple of the Chinese Neo-Confucianist Wang Yangming. As chief minister of Okayama from 1647, he tried to put into practice the Confucian teachings on governance. Forced to resign in 1656, he spent the rest of his life studying and writing. He called for advancement in the government bureaucracy based on merit, not heredity, and advocated more government responsibility in economic life and less control by feudal lords. His ideas so infuriated the government that he was kept in custody or under surveillance the rest of his life.

Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content.

?Page tools

Printer friendly
Cite / link

Feedback

Mentioned in	?		Encyclopedia browser	?		Full browser	?
No references found			Kulu Kulun Kulunda Kulunda Steppe Kulvant Singh Virk Kulynigol Kum Kum-Dag Kum-Gang Kuma Kuma Reservoir Kuma-Manych Depression Kumagaya Kumakhov optics Kumalo, Rev. Stephen Zulu Kumamoto Kumanchenko, Polina Kumanchenko, Polina Vladimirovna Kumanets Kumanovo Kumans Kumarajiva Kumaratunga, Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumasi Kumayri Kumazawa Banzan Kumba Kumbakonam Kumbh Mela Kumbrabow State Forest Kumbulta Kumbum Kumeny Kumertau Kumgan Kumgang, Mount Kumgang-San Kumicic, Evgenij Kumin, Maxine Kuminskii kumiss Kumkent Kumkurgan Kummer, Ernst Eduard Kumquat Kumroch Kumurdo Kumyk Kumyks Kun Kun, Bela			Kumaon Engineering College Kumaon Mandal Vikas Nigam Kumar Engineering Works Kumara Kumara Kumaraguru College of Technology Kumarajiva Kumarangk Legal Defence Fund Inc. Kumarappa Institute of Gram Swaraj Kumaratunga, Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunge Kumarbhag Paharia Kumarbhag Paharia Kumaresan-Tufts Singular Value Decomposition Kumase Kumase Kumasi Kumasi Kumasi Centre for Collaborative Research Kumasi Institute of Tropical Agriculture Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly Kumasi Ventilated-Improved Pit Kumasi Venue Organising Committee Kumasi, Ghana Kumasi, Ghana Kumassi Kumassi Kumatori Accelerator-driven Reactor Test Kumayri Kumayri Kumazawa Banzan KUMB Kumb mela Kumb mela Kumba Kumba, Cameroon Kumbaka Kumbakha Kumbakonam kumbaloi Kumbamela Kumbamela Kumbh and Magh Mela in Allahabad Kumbh and Magh Mela in Allahabad Kumbh fair Kumbh fair Kumbh Mela Kumbh Mela Kumbha Mela Kumbha Mela Kumbhaka Kumbhakarana Kumbhakarana Kumbhamela Kumbhamela Kumbi Saleh Kumbia All Starz Kumbrabow State Forest Kumbulta Kumbum KUMC

Encyclopedia

Free Tools:	For surfers: Free toolbar & extensions \| Word of the Day \| Help For webmasters: Free content \| Linking \| Lookup box \| Double-click lookup

Disclaimer
All content on this website, including dictionary, thesaurus, literature, geography, and other reference data is for informational purposes only. This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional.