[Reminder] Public Lecture at TCJS in Kyoto (05 December 2025); Thomas Conlan: "East Asian Traders and Multiethnic Kings"

[Michael Wachutka]

Dear list members,

This is a friendly reminder about the upcoming public lecture at Tübingen University's Center for Japanese Studies (TCJS) in Kyoto, Friday next week:

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Prof. Thomas Conlan (Princeton University, USA)

"East Asian Traders and Multiethnic Kings: The Lost History of Ōuchi Rule in Japan (1350–1569)"

Time:  05 December 2025 (Friday),  18:00 - 20:00 h

Place: Doshisha University's Imadegawa-Campus,

       Neiseikan,  Room N36 (3/F)

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Abstract:

This lecture traces the history of the Ōuchi, an immigrant family from western Japan, and explores how they amassed power and influence from the fourteenth through the mid-sixteenth centuries.

The Ōuchi family were kings in all but name who oversaw extensive trade with the continent, while their city of Yamaguchi functioned as an important regional entrepôt. They established an ethnic identity, claiming descent from Korean kings, and these assertions helped facilitate close ties with Korea. Under their rule, the political and economic core of Japan migrated from the capital Kyōto to the western tip of Honshu during the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries, although this region suffered eclipse in the aftermath of the Ōuchi collapse.

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"Neiseikan" - located close to the north exit of the subway station "Imadegawa" - is Building No. 15 on this campus map:

https://tinyurl.com/TCJS-Map

The in-person lecture is open to the public and all are welcome to attend.

Best regards,

Michael Wachutka

Director, Tübingen Center for Japanese Studies (TCJS) in Kyoto

michael....@uni-tuebingen.de

[Amanda Stinchecum]

Is there any possibility this lecture will be available online after the live screening?  

I am located in New York.

Sincerely,

Amanda Stinchecum 

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[Michael Wachutka]

Dear Amanda Stinchecum,

Thank you for your inquiry and interest in the upcoming public lecture by Prof. Conlan at Tübingen University's Center for Japanese Studies (TCJS) in Kyoto.

Please note that the event will be in-person only; there will be no live screening or recording.

Best wishes,

Michael Wachutka

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