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List of Haneda ''bugyō''

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* Beasley, William G. (1955)
''Select Documents on Japanese Foreign Policy, 1853–1868''.
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''Edo, the City that Became Tokyo: An Illustrated History''.
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List of Haneda ''bugyō''

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