was the Tokugawa shogunate's officially sanctioned silver monopoly or silver guild (za)Jansen, Marius. (1995). , citing John Whitney Hall. (1955). Tanuma Okitsugu: Forerunner of Modern Japan. which was created in 1598.Schaede, Ulrike. (2000). Cooperative Capitalism: Self-Regulation, Trade Associations, and the Antimonopoly Law in Japan, p. 223.
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 title identifies a regulatory agency with responsibility for supervising the minting of silver coins and for superintending all silver mines, silver mining and silver-extraction activities in Japan.Hall, John Wesley. (1955) Tanuma Okitsugu: Forerunner of Modern Japan, p. 201.
See also Bugyō Kinzan-bugyō Kinza – Gold za (monopoly office or guild). Dōza – Copper za (monopoly office or guild). Shuza – Cinnabar za (monopoly office or guild)
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