were officials of the

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Japan. Those appointmented to this prominent office were exclusively ''

fudai daimyō was a class of ''daimyō'' (大名) in the Tokugawa Shogunate (徳川幕府) of Japan who were hereditary vassals of the Tokugawa before the Battle of Sekigahara. ''Fudai daimyō'' and their descendants filled the ranks of the Tokugawa admini ...

s''.Beasley, William G. (1955). ''Select Documents on Japanese Foreign Policy, 1853–1868'', p. 326. Conventional interpretations have construed these Japanese titles as "commissioner" or "overseer" or "governor". This ''

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'' title identifies an official responsible for holding and defending , and for administration of the city of

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. This office was considered only slightly less important than the Kyoto ''shoshidai''; and this important ''

daimyō were powerful Japanese magnates, feudal lords who, from the 10th century to the early Meiji era, Meiji period in the middle 19th century, ruled most of Japan from their vast, hereditary land holdings. They were subordinate to the shogun and n ...

'' officer was charged with guarding the security of the ''

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'' region. Originally, there were six ''jodai,'' but that number was eventually reduced to only one. Conventionally, the man appointed to this essential position would have previously demonstrated his abilities and loyalty by serving as ''jisha-bugyō'' or by having succeeded in another similarly important role. From this high position, a career path would have typically included promotion to the office of Kyoto ''shoshidai'' and then to a position amongst 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� ...

'' in Edo.

Shogunal city

During this period, Osaka ranked with other urban centers, some of which were designated as a "shogunal city". The number of such cities rose from three to eleven under Tokugawa administration.

List of Osaka ''jōdai''

: *

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(1619-1626) *

Mizuno Tadakuni was a ''daimyō'' during late-Edo period Japan, who later served as chief senior councilor (''Rōjū'') in service to the Tokugawa shogunate. He is remembered for having instituted the Tenpō Reforms. Biography Mizuno Tadakuni was the second son ...

(1825) * Matsudaira Noryasu (1845)Beasley, p. 336. *

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(1845–1848) *

Naitō Nobuchika , was the 7th Naitō ''daimyō'' of Murakami Domain under the Edo period Tokugawa shogunate of Japan. He was also known as Naitō Nobumoto (内藤信思). His courtesy title was ''Kii-no-kami''.Beasley, William G. (1955). ''Select Documents on ...

(1848–1850) * Matsudaira Nobuatsu (1858–1861) * Honjō Munehide (1861–1862)Beasley, p. 332.

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''Select Documents on Japanese Foreign Policy, 1853–1868''.
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. * Yamamura, Kōzō. (1997)
''The Economic Emergence of Modern Japan''.
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Shogunal city

List of Osaka ''jōdai''

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