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@article{ART001623518},
author={KIM MOON JA},
title={The countermeasures of the disaster in Toyotomi regime},
journal={중앙사론},
issn={1229-3652},
year={2011},
number={34},
pages={279-314}

TY - JOUR
AU - KIM MOON JA
TI - The countermeasures of the disaster in Toyotomi regime
JO - 중앙사론
PY - 2011
VL - null
IS - 34
PB - Institute for Historical Studies at Chung-Ang University
SP - 279
EP - 314
SN - 1229-3652
AB - Thismanuscriptreportsthecircumstancesand countermeasures, focusing on flood damage and earthquake that occurred in the period of Toyotomi regime. As we examine a disaster in the early period of Toyotomi administration, the flood damage occurred intensively rather than earthquake. Since damages of flood and wind were predictable and occurred repeatedly, it seemed like the administration could prepare and handle disasters through water installation and prayer. For earthquake, it happened far away from Kyoto and Osaka, which were the center of political power. Thus, flood and earthquake that occurred in the early period of Toyotomi administration were not threatened Toyotomi's political system and power, nor related to political problem at home and abroad. Meanwhile, damages of flood and earthquake that occurred in the late period of Toyotomi regime made a huge impact on the Toyotomi's administration, because disasters occurred in Kyoto, which was the core area of central government. During that time, people tended to associate earthquake with war. They believed that there might be a higher chance of war when an earthquake hit. Politicians also believed an earthquake was considered as one of the variables that affected change their political power structure. Therefore, natural disasters in the latter period of Toyotomi administration, were considered as an element that led Toyotomi's administration to political crisis in domestic and foreign relations. From the religious aspects of disaster response in Toyotomi's regime, the administration had a Buddhist and prayer service, and they enacted Japanese era name. However, any measures that related to the improvement or restoration of living condition were not existed. When an earthquake occurred, Toyotomi Hideyoshi, who took more power of government administration than Japanese emperor, was afraid of the fault that people might pin the blame on him. Thus, he conducted a prayer ritual immediately to prevent a problem that people might blame Toyotomi Hideyoshi as the cause of natural disasters. An engineering perspective of fire prevention measures, there were no big difference between Toyotomi regime and Edo period. However, people in Toyotomi-era regime thought disasters were not a natural phenomenon, rather they believed God caused disasters. Therefore, we could see that most people in Toyotomi's era relied heavily on the prayer from god․buddhas and Onmyoji when they carried out earthworks and river works.
KW - on flood damage;earthquake;Kyoto;the natural disaster;the period of Toyotomi regime;Japanese era name;The countermeasures of the natural disaster
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KIM MOON JA. (2011). The countermeasures of the disaster in Toyotomi regime. 중앙사론, 34, 279-314.

KIM MOON JA. 2011, "The countermeasures of the disaster in Toyotomi regime", 중앙사론, no.34, pp.279-314.

KIM MOON JA "The countermeasures of the disaster in Toyotomi regime" 중앙사론 34 pp.279-314 (2011) : 279.

KIM MOON JA. The countermeasures of the disaster in Toyotomi regime. 2011; 34 : 279-314.

KIM MOON JA. "The countermeasures of the disaster in Toyotomi regime" 중앙사론 no.34(2011) : 279-314.

KIM MOON JA. The countermeasures of the disaster in Toyotomi regime. 중앙사론, 34, 279-314.

KIM MOON JA. The countermeasures of the disaster in Toyotomi regime. 중앙사론. 2011; 34 279-314.

KIM MOON JA. The countermeasures of the disaster in Toyotomi regime. 2011; 34 : 279-314.

KIM MOON JA. "The countermeasures of the disaster in Toyotomi regime" 중앙사론 no.34(2011) : 279-314.