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Japan. Appointments to this prominent office were usually '' fudai''

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, but this was amongst the senior administrative posts open to those who were not daimyō.Beasley, William G. (1955). ''Select Documents on Japanese Foreign Policy, 1853-1868,'' p. 322. Conventional interpretations have construed these Japanese titles as "commissioner" or "overseer" or "governor."

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. In 1779, the Tokugawa shogunate exerted direct control over Hakodate, and rapid development in the area soon followed. This ''

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'' title identifies an official responsible for administration of the port city of Hakodate and neighboring territory of

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. The ''bugyō'' were also directly responsible for the conduct of relations with foreigners in this region. The office was created in 1802. There were two men holding the title concurrently, one being at any given time in Hadodate and his counterpart would be in Edo; and periodically, the two would exchange places.

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, 1854-1861. * Muzuno Tadanori, 1862. * Muragaki Awaji-no-kami, 1863 *

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, 1867.Beasley, p. 335.

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* Beasley, William G. (1955)
''Select Documents on Japanese Foreign Policy, 1853-1868.''
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