Global InformationTani Jinzan information
Tani Jinzan | |
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| Born | April 18, 1663 Nankoku, Kōchi, Japan |
| Died | July 27, 1718 (aged 55) Kami, Kōchi, Japan |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Other names | Tani Shigetō |
Tani Jinzan (谷秦山, April 18, 1663 - July 27, 1718) was the pseudonym for a Japanese Shintoist, astronomer, Confucian scholar and forerunner of the kokugaku movement which would lead to the events of the Bakumatsu period and Meiji restoration in Japanese history.[1] His real name was Tani Shigetō (谷重遠) and he was also known commonly as "Tanzaburō".
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