Jump to content

Tenryūji-bune

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This is an old revision of this page, as edited by Madalibi (talk | contribs) at 06:19, 1 July 2014 (clean up, replaced: Yuan Dynasty → Yuan dynasty using AWB). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

The Tenryūji-bune (天竜寺船) were two Japanese–Yuan trade ships launched in 1342 in order to procure funds for the construction of Tenryū-ji. They were approved by the Muromachi shogunate, and released to the command of a Hakata merchant named Shihon (至本) under the condition that he donate 5,000 kanmon (equivalent to 5,000,000 mon) to the temple irrespective of the mission's commercial success.

References


Flag of JapanHourglass icon  

This Japanese history–related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Tenryūji-bune&oldid=615117285"