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The Wakadoshiyori (若年寄?), or "Junior Elders", were high government officials in 17th century Tokugawa Japan. The Tokugawa shogunate, also known as the, and the, was a feudal regime of Japan established by Tokugawa Ieyasu and ruled by the Shoguns of For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. The position was established around 1631, but appointments were irregular until 1662.

The four to six Wakadoshiyori were subordinates to the Rōjū, or "Elders", and were responsible for a variety of duties. The, usually translated as Elder, was one of the highest-ranking government posts in Tokugawa Japan. There were periods when the number of wakadoshiyori rose to 6 or 7 at one time. [1]

The wakadoshiyori ranked below the rōjū in status, but they ranked 4above the jisha-bugyō. These officials were tasked with supervising the activities of members of the feudal class below daimyō status[1] -- and this would include the hatamoto (the Shogun's direct retainers), craftsmen, physicians, public works, and vassals of the Shogun whose annual income was less than 10,000 koku. A was a Samurai in the direct service of the Tokugawa shogunate of feudal Japan. is a military rank and historical title in Japan. The Japanese word for "general" it is made up of two Kanji words sho, meaning "commander" KOKU (1003 FM, "Hit Radio 100" is a Radio station in the United States territory of Guam.

They also oversaw the activities of offices in the great castle cities of the country, including Kyoto and Osaka. (IPA /kʲoːto / is a city in the central part of the island of Honshū, Japan. is a city in Japan, located at the mouth of the Yodo River on Osaka Bay, in the Kansai region of the main island of Honshū

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List of Wakadoshiyori

Revisions and sourced additions are welcome.

Under Tokugawa Iemitsu (1623–1651)

Under Tokugawa Ietsuna (1651–1680)

Under Tokugawa Tsunayoshi (1680–1709)

Under Tokugawa Ienobu (1709–1712) and Ietsugu (1713–1716)

Under Tokugawa Yoshimune (1716–1745)

Under Tokugawa Ieshige (1745–1760)

Under Tokugawa Ieharu (1760–1786)

Under Tokugawa Ienari (1787–1837)

Under Tokugawa Ieyoshi (1837–1853)

Under Tokugawa Iesada (1853–1858) and Iemochi (1858–1866)

Under Tokugawa Yoshinobu (1867–1868)

Wakadoshiyori-kaku

The wakadoshiyori-kaku were bakufu officials ranking as wakadoshiyori, but not actually appointed as such. was a Japanese Swordsman and Official of the late Edo Period, famed for his role as commander of the Shinsengumi. [7] List of wakadoshiyori-kaku

Notes

  1. ^ a b Beasley, William G. (1955). Select Documents on Japanese Foreign Policy, 1853-1868, p. 330.
  2. ^ Beasley, p. 339.
  3. ^ Beasley, p. 331.
  4. ^ Beasley, p. 337.
  5. ^ a b Beasley, p. 338.
  6. ^ Beasley, p. 334.
  7. ^ Beasley, pp. 327, 330.

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See also


often translated as "commissioner" or "magistrate" or "governor" was a title assigned to government officers in pre-modern Japan other terms would be added
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