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1272:Ichibuban
1266:1626–1868
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193:Kagoshima
148:coins to
1413:Hatamoto
1199:Huhonsen
1014:Concepts
887:Overview
833:Japanese
816:Japanese
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564:See also
336:Mandarin
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197:Nagasaki
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150:Đại Việt
90:de facto
66:Nagasaki
1353:Bitasen
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1193:667–672
1182:Pre-Edo
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1028:(長崎貿易銭)
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687:24 June
239:History
183:), and
165:Koreans
82:Vietnam
68:was in
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985:Kanmon
964:(永樂通寳)
958:(洪武通寶)
941:(琉球通寳)
924:(天保通寳)
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455:嘉祐通寳
431:祥符元宝
428:祥符元寳
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