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Kanagawa Bugyō
were officials of the Tokugawa shogunate in Edo period Japan. This office was created on July 3, 1859, when five '' fudai'' daimyō were appointed.Beasley, William G. (1955). ''Select Documents on Japanese Foreign Policy, 1853–1868,'' p. 324. Conventional interpretations have construed these Japanese titles as "commissioner" or "overseer" or "governor." This ''bakufu'' title identifies an official responsible for administration of the port of Kanagawa (modern Yokohama. The number of men holding the title concurrently has varied over time, from as few as five in 1859 to as many as nine at one time. This office was often held concurrently with the office of '' gaikoku-bugyō''. List of Kanagawa ''bugyō'' : * Mizuno Tadanori, (1859). * Takemoto Masao (1859–1860, 1861–1862). * Matsudaira Yasunao (1860–1863). * Abe Masato (1864–1866). * Hayakawa HisatakeBeasely, p. 204. See also * Bugyō Notes References * Beasley, William G. (1955) ''Select Documents on Japanes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tokugawa Shogunate
The Tokugawa shogunate, also known as the was the military government of Japan during the Edo period from 1603 to 1868. The Tokugawa shogunate was established by Tokugawa Ieyasu after victory at the Battle of Sekigahara, ending the civil wars of the Sengoku period following the collapse of the Ashikaga shogunate. Ieyasu became the ''shōgun,'' and the Tokugawa clan governed Japan from Edo Castle in the eastern city of Edo (Tokyo), Edo (Tokyo) along with the ''daimyō'' lords of the ''samurai'' class. The Tokugawa shogunate organized Japanese society under the strict Edo society, Tokugawa class system and banned most foreigners under the isolationist policies of ''Sakoku'' to promote political stability. The Tokugawa shoguns governed Japan in a feudal system, with each ''daimyō'' administering a ''Han system, han'' (feudal domain), although the country was still nominally organized as provinces of Japan, imperial provinces. Under the Tokugawa shogunate, Japan experienced rapid ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matsudaira Yasunao
The was a Japanese samurai clan that descended from the Minamoto clan. It originated in and took its name from Matsudaira village, in Mikawa Province (modern-day Aichi Prefecture). During the Sengoku period, the chieftain of the main line of the Matsudaira clan, Matsudaira Motoyasu became a powerful regional daimyo under Oda Nobunaga and Toyotomi Hideyoshi and changed his name to Tokugawa Ieyasu. He subsequently seized power as the first shōgun of the Tokugawa shogunate which ruled Japan during the Edo period until the Meiji Restoration of 1868. Under the Tokugawa shogunate, many cadet branches of the clan retained the Matsudaira surname, and numerous new branches were formed in the decades after Ieyasu. Some of those branches were also of ''daimyō'' status. After the Meiji Restoration and the abolition of the ''han'' system, the Tokugawa and Matsudaira clans became part of the new ''kazoku'' nobility. Origins The Matsudaira clan originated in Mikawa Province. Its origins a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Oxford University Press (OUP) is the publishing house of the University of Oxford. It is the largest university press in the world. Its first book was printed in Oxford in 1478, with the Press officially granted the legal right to print books by decree in 1586. It is the second-oldest university press after Cambridge University Press, which was founded in 1534. It is a department of the University of Oxford. It is governed by a group of 15 academics, the Delegates of the Press, appointed by the Vice Chancellor, vice-chancellor of the University of Oxford. The Delegates of the Press are led by the Secretary to the Delegates, who serves as OUP's chief executive and as its major representative on other university bodies. Oxford University Press has had a similar governance structure since the 17th century. The press is located on Walton Street, Oxford, Walton Street, Oxford, opposite Somerville College, Oxford, Somerville College, in the inner suburb of Jericho, Oxford, Jericho. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William G
William is a masculine given name of Germanic origin. It became popular in England after the Norman conquest in 1066,All Things William"Meaning & Origin of the Name"/ref> and remained so throughout the Middle Ages and into the modern era. It is sometimes abbreviated "Wm." Shortened familiar versions in English include Will or Wil, Wills, Willy, Willie, Bill, Billie, and Billy. A common Irish form is Liam. Scottish diminutives include Wull, Willie or Wullie (as in Oor Wullie). Female forms include Willa, Willemina, Wilma and Wilhelmina. Etymology William is related to the German given name ''Wilhelm''. Both ultimately descend from Proto-Germanic ''*Wiljahelmaz'', with a direct cognate also in the Old Norse name ''Vilhjalmr'' and a West Germanic borrowing into Medieval Latin ''Willelmus''. The Proto-Germanic name is a compound of *''wiljô'' "will, wish, desire" and *''helmaz'' "helm, helmet".Hanks, Hardcastle and Hodges, ''Oxford Dictionary of First Names'', Oxfor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bugyō
was a title assigned to ''samurai'' officials in feudal Japan. ''Bugyō'' is often translated as commissioner, magistrate, or governor, and other terms would be added to the title to describe more specifically a given official's tasks or jurisdiction. Pre-Edo period In the Heian period (794–1185), the post or title of ''bugyō'' would be applied only to an official with a set task; once that task was complete, the officer would cease to be called ''bugyō''. However, in the Kamakura period (1185–1333) and later, continuing through the end of the Edo period (1603–1868), posts and titles came to be created on a more permanent and regular basis.Kinihara, Misako''The Establishment of the Tosen-bugyō in the Reign of Ashikaga Yoshinori'' (唐船奉行の成立 : 足利義教による飯尾貞連の登用) Tokyo Woman's Christian University. ''Essays and S.tudies''. Abstract. Over time, there came to be 36 ''bugyō'' in the bureaucracy of the Kamakura shogunate. In 1434, Ash ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hayakawa Hisatake
Hayakawa (written: 早川) is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Chuko Hayakawa (born 1945), Japanese politician * Hiromi Hayakawa (1982–2017), Mexican singer *, Japanese swimmer *Kenichi Hayakawa (born 1986), Japanese male badminton player * Kiyotaka Hayakawa (1946–2005), Japanese handball player *Masato Hayakawa (born 1986), Japanese-American singer * Miki Hayakawa (1899–1952), Japanese-American painter and printmaker * Nami Hayakawa (born 1984), Japanese athlete * Norio Hayakawa (born 1944), American activist *Noritsugu Hayakawa (1881–1942), Japanese businessman * Ren Hayakawa (born 1987), Japanese female archer * S. I. Hayakawa (1906–1992), semanticist and United States Senator from California * Sakura Hayakawa (born 1997), Japanese rhythmic gymnast * Sayo Hayakawa (born 1983), Japanese fashion model *Sessue Hayakawa (1889–1973), motion picture actor * Tokuji Hayakawa (1894–1981), founder of Hayakawa Kinzoku Kougyou (the present-day Sharp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abe Masato
Abe or ABE may refer to: Aviation * Aviation boatswain's mate, equipment, a United States Navy occupational rating * IATA airport code for Lehigh Valley International Airport in State of Pennsylvania, USA People and fictional characters * Shinzo Abe (1954–2022), former Prime Minister of Japan * Abe (given name), a list of people and fictional characters with the given name or nickname * Abe (surname), a list of people and fictional characters with the surname * Abe clan, a Japanese clan Languages * Abé language, a language of the Niger-Congo family * abe, the ISO 639-3 code for the Western Abenaki language, a nearly extinct Algonquian language of Canada and the United States * AbE, Aboriginal English spoken in Australia Science and technology * Bolivian Space Agency, Agencia Boliviana Espacial * Associação Brasileira de Estatística, a Brazilian scientific society * Acetone–butanol–ethanol fermentation, or ABE fermentation, a process that produces acetone, biobutano ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Takemoto Masao
Takemoto (written: , , or ) is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include: *, Japanese voice actor *, Japanese playwright and puppet theatre director *Iwao Takamoto (1925–2007), American animator, television producer, and film director *, Japanese manga artist *, Japanese footballer and manager *, Japanese artistic gymnast *, Japanese politician *, Japanese author and fashion designer *Tina Takemoto, American artist *, Japanese director of anime series *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese swimmer {{surname Japanese-language surnames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edo Period
The , also known as the , is the period between 1600 or 1603 and 1868 in the history of Japan, when the country was under the rule of the Tokugawa shogunate and some 300 regional ''daimyo'', or feudal lords. Emerging from the chaos of the Sengoku period, the Edo period was characterized by prolonged peace and stability, urbanization and economic growth, strict social order, Isolationism, isolationist foreign policies, and popular enjoyment of Japanese art, arts and Culture of Japan, culture. In 1600, Tokugawa Ieyasu prevailed at the Battle of Sekigahara and established hegemony over most of Japan, and in 1603 was given the title ''shogun'' by Emperor Go-Yōzei. Ieyasu resigned two years later in favor of his son Tokugawa Hidetada, Hidetada, but maintained power, and defeated the primary rival to his authority, Toyotomi Hideyori, at the Siege of Osaka in 1615 before his death the next year. Peace generally prevailed from this point on, making samurai largely redundant. Tokugawa sh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mizuno Tadanori
was the 8th and final ''daimyō'' of Numazu Domain in Suruga Province, Honshū, Japan (modern-day Shizuoka Prefecture), and 15th hereditary head of the Numazu-Mizuno clan. Biography Mizuno Tadanori was born as the younger son of a ''hatamoto'' of Numazu Domain and was posthumously adopted as heir to Mizuno Tadanobu on the latter's sudden death in 1866. In 1867, he received the courtesy title of ''Dewa-no-kami'' and was appointed to the guard of the Otemon of Edo Castle. However, the following year he pledged fealty to the new Meiji government and fought in the Boshin War against the remnants of the pro-Tokugawa forces. Following the reassignment of the Tokugawa clan to Shizuoka Domain, he was transferred to the newly-created Kikuma Domain in Kazusa Province with the same nominal ''kokudaka'' and his courtesy title was changed to ''Ugo-no-kami.'' he was appointed imperial governor of Kikuma until the abolition of the han system in 1871. In July 1884, he received the peerag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
