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disaster management and integr ated economy in early modern japan
Tokugawa era were primarily based on paddies and fields, but were simul-
taneously supported by village and commercial networks.
4. Evidence derived from relief efforts after the fire disaster
in 1814
Map 12.3: Fire disaster in 1814
Source: Ueda House Archive Ezu (Pictorial Map) 5-354-8
Besides nature-induced disasters, fire disasters should also be considered
here, because they caused fundamental losses of inhabitants’ assets, such
as houses. In a fire that occurred on 1st August 1814 (Bunka 11) in the Hama
district of Takahama, 115 houses, 107 huts, a Hachiman shrine, an official
bulletin board, a Kannon temple, and a stock house were all burnt down,
displacing 539 people. On 26th November of the following year, 70 houses
were burnt down in Moto-mukai, another district of Takahama, displacing
173 people. On 26th November of the following year, 37 houses were bur-
293
Tokugawa era were primarily based on paddies and fields, but were simul-
taneously supported by village and commercial networks.
4. Evidence derived from relief efforts after the fire disaster
in 1814
Map 12.3: Fire disaster in 1814
Source: Ueda House Archive Ezu (Pictorial Map) 5-354-8
Besides nature-induced disasters, fire disasters should also be considered
here, because they caused fundamental losses of inhabitants’ assets, such
as houses. In a fire that occurred on 1st August 1814 (Bunka 11) in the Hama
district of Takahama, 115 houses, 107 huts, a Hachiman shrine, an official
bulletin board, a Kannon temple, and a stock house were all burnt down,
displacing 539 people. On 26th November of the following year, 70 houses
were burnt down in Moto-mukai, another district of Takahama, displacing
173 people. On 26th November of the following year, 37 houses were bur-
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