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The Moneylenders of Late Medieval Kyoto
Author(s): Suzanne Gay (Contributor)
- Publisher: University of Hawai'i Press
- Publication Date: 15 Jan. 1995
- Language: English
- Print length: 336 pages
- ISBN-10: 082482461X
- ISBN-13: 9780824824617
Book Description
This work examines the large community of Sake brewer-moneylenders in Japan’s capital city, focusing on their rise to prominence from the mid-1300s to 1550. Their guild tie to overlords was forged early in the medieval period, giving them a protected monopoly and allowing them to flourish.
