were officials of the
Tokugawa shogunate
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in
Edo period
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[Beasley, William G. (1955). ''Select Documents on Japanese Foreign Policy, 1853–1868'', p. 329.] Conventional interpretations have construed these Japanese titles as "commissioner", "overseer" or "governor". This office was created in 1842. This ''
bakufu'' title identifies an official responsible for administration of the port of
Haneda and foreign trade in the area. The numbers of men holding the title concurrently would vary over time.
In February 1854, Commodore
Matthew C. Perry sailed unimpeded into Edo harbor and anchored his American squadron of ships off the port of Haneda.
[Naito, Akira ''et al.'' (2003)]
''Edo, the City that Became Tokyo: An Illustrated History'', p. 207.
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List of Haneda ''bugyō''
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See also
* Bugyō
Notes
References
* Beasley, William G. (1955)
''Select Documents on Japanese Foreign Policy, 1853–1868''.
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* Naito, Akira, Kazuo Hozumi, and H. Mack Horton. (2003)
''Edo, the City that Became Tokyo: An Illustrated History''.
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Government of feudal Japan
Officials of the Tokugawa shogunate
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