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Hōjō Yasutoki
Hōjō Yasutoki (; 1183 – July 14, 1242) was the third ''shikken'' (regent) of the Kamakura shogunate in Japan. He strengthened the political system of the Hōjō regency.
Life
He was the eldest son of second ''shikken'' Hōjō Yoshitoki. Acc ...
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was a judicial council in
Japan
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Overview
During the
Tokugawa shogunate
The Tokugawa shogunate (, Japanese 徳川幕府 ''Tokugawa bakufu''), also known as the , was the military government of Japan during the Edo period from 1603 to 1868. Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005)"''Tokugawa-jidai''"in ''Japan Encyclopedia ...
it was composed of the ''
Rōjū
The , usually translated as '' Elder'', was one of the highest-ranking government posts under the Tokugawa shogunate of Edo period Japan. The term refers either to individual Elders, or to the Council of Elders as a whole; under the first two ''sh ...
'' (Elders), the highest officials in the shogunate government, and a number of Commissioners called ''
Bugyō
was a title assigned to ''samurai'' officials during the feudal period of Japan. ''Bugyō'' is often translated as commissioner, magistrate, or governor, and other terms would be added to the title to describe more specifically a given official' ...
'', who headed certain executive departments. The role of the Council was partially executive, and partially judicial, and they served from a Council Chamber within
Edo Castle
is a flatland castle that was built in 1457 by Ōta Dōkan in Edo, Toshima District, Musashi Province. In modern times it is part of the Tokyo Imperial Palace in Chiyoda, Tokyo and is therefore also known as .
Tokugawa Ieyasu established the ...
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Unlike many modern governmental councils or organizations, the ''Hyōjōsho'' members had other responsibilities and powers, outside of being members of the Council. In addition to the ''Rōjū'', the members of the ''Hyōjōsho'' were the ''
Machi-bugyō
were ''samurai'' officials of the Tokugawa shogunate in Edo period Japan, this was amongst the senior administrative posts open to those who were not ''daimyō''.Beasley, William G. (1955). ''Select Documents on Japanese Foreign Policy, 1853–186 ...
'' (City Commissioners), ''
Jisha-Bugyō
was a "commissioner" or an "overseer" of the Tokugawa shogunate in Edo period Japan. Appointments to this prominent office were always ''fudai daimyōs'', the lowest-ranking of the shogunate offices to be so restricted.Beasley, William G. (1955) ...
'' (Commissioners of Shrines and Temples), ''
Kanjō-Bugyō'' (Finance Commissioners), and the ''
Ō-Metsuke'' (Chief Inspectors).
summary of each clan grading office
Each clan also had an organization that judged the samurai under its own jurisdiction as well, and it was called an appraisal office or a royal house.
In
Sendai domain
The , also known as the , was a domain of the Tokugawa Shogunate of Japan during the Edo period from 1600 to 1871.
The Sendai Domain was based at Aoba Castle in Mutsu Province, in the modern city of Sendai, located in the Tōhoku region of the i ...
, it was located on the banks of the Hirose river, so it remains as a place name called appraisal Kawahara even after its abolition.
References
*Sansom, George (1963). "A History of Japan: 1615-1867." Stanford, California: Stanford University Press.
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