EP41 Currency in Ancient Japan

In this episode, your hosts examine the development of fiat and commodity currencies in Ancient Japan and the strategies used by the ruling class to ...

Episode 41 of the Samurai Archives Japanese History Podcast podcast, hosted by The Samurai Archives Japanese History Page, titled "EP41 Currency in Ancient Japan" was published on April 11, 2012 and runs 56 minutes.

April 11, 2012 ·56m · Samurai Archives Japanese History Podcast

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Episode Description

In this episode, your hosts examine the development of fiat and commodity currencies in Ancient Japan and the strategies used by the ruling class to encourage the distribution of coinage, as well as methods used by the ruling class to generate wealth.

Mentioned in this podcast:

Kobata Atsushi. Coinage from the Kamakura Period through the Edo Period.Acta Asiatica 21 (1971). pp98-108.

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