Li Dan (magnate)

Li Dan (Chinese: 李旦; Christian name: Andrea Dittis; died 1625) was a Chinese magnate merchant. He was a prominent early 17th century Chinese merchant and political figure, originally from Quanzhou in Fujian province.[1][2][3]

For other people named Li Dan, see Li Dan (disambiguation).
In this Chinese name, the family name is Li.

Li operated out of Manila for a time before moving to Hirado, in Japan and becoming a part of the shuinsen trade, with a formal vermillion seal license from the Tokugawa shogunate.[2] He served as head of the Chinese community in Hirado, and maintained a residence in the English sector of the city.[3]

Following his death, Li Dan's business was inherited by Zheng Zhilong, along with his role in the community.[1][3]

References
  1. Andrade, Tonio (2008). How Taiwan became Chinese: Dutch, Spanish, and Han colonization in the seventeenth century. New York: Columbia University Press. ISBN 9780231128551. Retrieved 22 November 2018.
  2. Mateo, José Eugenio Borao (2009). The Spanish Experience in Taiwan 1626-1642: The Baroque Ending of a Renaissance Endeavour. Hong Kong: Hong Kong University Press. ISBN 9789622090835. Retrieved 22 November 2018.
  3. Subrahmanyam, Sanjay (2016). Merchant Networks in the Early Modern World, 1450–1800. Routledge. ISBN 9781351918107.
  • This article's content is based on that from the corresponding article on the Japanese Wikipedia.


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