was the Tokugawa shogunate

Tokugawa shogunate

The Tokugawa shogunate, also known as the and the , was a feudal regime of Japan established by Tokugawa Ieyasu and ruled by the shoguns of the Tokugawa family. This period is known as the Edo period and gets its name from the capital city, Edo, which is now called Tokyo, after the name was...

's officially sanctioned cinnabar

Cinnabar

Cinnabar or cinnabarite , is the common ore of mercury.-Word origin:The name comes from κινναβαρι , a Greek word most likely applied by Theophrastus to several distinct substances...

 monopoly or cinnabar guild (za

Za (guilds)

The ' were one of the primary types of trade guilds in feudal Japan.- Origins and purpose:They grew out of protective cooperation between merchants and temples and shrines; merchants would travel and transport goods in groups, for protection from bandits and the vacillating whims of samurai and...

) which was created in 1609.

Initially, the Tokugawa shogunate was interested in assuring a consistent value in minted coins; and this led to the perceived need for attending to the supply of cinnabar.

This bakufu title identifies a regulatory agency with responsibility for supervising the handling and trading of cinnabar and for superintending all cinnabar mining and cinnabar-extraction activities in Japan.

See also

• Bugyō
  Bugyo
  ', often translated as "commissioner" or "magistrate" or "governor," was a title assigned to government officers in pre-modern Japan; other terms would be added to the title to describe more specifically a given commissioner's tasks or jurisdiction....
  
  
• Kinzan-bugyō
  Kinzan-bugyo
  were officials of the Tokugawa shogunate in Edo period Japan.This bakufu title identifies an official with responsibility for superintending all mines, mining and metals-extraction activities in Japan.-See also:* Bugyō...
  
  
• Kinza
  Kinza (gold monopoly)
  was the Tokugawa shogunate's officially sanctioned gold monopoly or gold guild which was created in 1595.Initially, the Tokugawa shogunate was interested in assuring a consistent value in minted gold coins; and this led to the perceived need for attending to the supply of gold.This bakufu title...
  
   - Gold za (monopoly office or guild).
• Ginza
  Ginza (silver monopoly)
  was the Tokugawa shogunate's officially sanctioned silver monopoly or silver guild which was created in 1598.Initially, the Tokugawa shogunate was interested in assuring a consistent value in minted silver coins; and this led to the perceived need for attending to the supply of silver.This bakufu...
  
   - Silver za (monopoly office or guild).
• Dōza
  Doza (copper monopoly)
  was the Tokugawa shogunate's officially sanctioned copper monopoly or copper guild which was created in 1636 and ....
  
  - Copper za (monopoly office or guild)