Talk:Sakamoto Ryōma

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I added a first installment of information about Sakamoto Ryoma. I've read much about him and i agree with many historians that he was a Renaissance Samurai whose help in modernizing and unifying Japan was absolutely necesary. Without his help i venture to presume that Japan's fate would have been that of the rest of Asia. I have some volumes at myparents house which i need to check with before i add anymore biographical information. But the information i just added is very accurate. but PLEASE, i look forward to any updates or changes that someone else might make. Perhaps i'll learn something i didn't know already :) -jkorath

Thank you for this information about Sakamoto Ryoma. It is very concise and accurate I think. One suggestion I have is that you could add that according to the lunar calendar his date of birth and death were the same, November 15th. When I first read the article I thought your dates were wrong as many Japanese people told me his date of birth and death were November 15th. Japan was using the lunar calendar at the time of his birth and death. Even though thet use the solar calendar now they still say he died on the day he was born. I won't change the article as I'm not sure how important this is.

[edit] Date of birth

It differs from Find-A-Grave. Lincher 21:33, 15 March 2006 (UTC)

The date of Sakamoto Ryoma's birth is essentially unknown. It is subject to a wide range of opinions, ranging from October 1835 to November 1836.--MChew 15:51, 1 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Question About Family Name Sequence

Can someone please fill me in on the reasoning behind transcribing the name 'last-name first'? Traditionally, the Japanese have followed the English sequence when transcribing in an English context. Does Wikipedia have a recommended standard?

DrZin

Yes, the official Wikipedia policy is that Japanese people born prior to the start of the Meiji era are listed as family name, then given name. People born after the start of the Meiji period are listed in western order. --MChew 15:49, 1 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Research references

Could you let me know some of the texts you've used? I'm looking at doing a research paper on Sakamoto Ryoma, and I'm curious about what may not be at my local libraries.

SigurdCole 01:05, 27 September 2006 (UTC)

User:Alexpappas01|Alexpappas01]] 18:34, 4 December 2007 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Alexpappas01 (talk • contribs) 15:23, 3 December 2007 (UTC)