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with responsibilities as an official representatives of the shogunate in Ise.Murdoch, James. (1926).
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'' officials served as a magistrates for resolving civil disputes, amongst other duties. : * Inoue Shūen.Turnbull, Stephen R. (1988)
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, 1717.

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* Beasley, William G. (1955)
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