About “Sangoku Tsūran Zusetsu”
Sangoku Tsūran Zusetsu by Hayashi Shihei was published in Japan in 1786. The book represents one of the earliest attempts to define Japan in terms of its outer boundaries. It reflects a modern effort to distinguish Japan from neighboring nations. The work was created by Hayashi Shihei, a Japanese scholar who lived from 1738 to 1793. The book is considered an important early contribution to the understanding of Japan's geographical and political identity. (Summary adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.)
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- 1785
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