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*''Japanese'': 若年寄 ''(wakadoshiyori)''
The ''wakadoshiyori'', sometimes known as "junior councillors," were a group of high-ranking shogunal advisors, chosen from among the ''fudai daimyô'', and nominally considered as just below the ''[[roju|rôjû]]'', though they wielded considerably less power.
The main role of the ''wakadoshiyori'' was to oversee the ''[[hatamoto]]'', along with their lands and activities. ''[[Metsuke]]'' (inspectors) informed the ''wakadoshiyori'' of conditions in the ''hatamoto'' households and fiefs, and of whether policies were being obeyed.
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==References==
*Mitani Hiroshi, David Noble (trans.), ''Escape from Impasse'', International House of Japan (2006), xxiv-xxviii.
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The ''wakadoshiyori'', sometimes known as "junior councillors," were a group of high-ranking shogunal advisors, chosen from among the ''fudai daimyô'', and nominally considered as just below the ''[[roju|rôjû]]'', though they wielded considerably less power.
The main role of the ''wakadoshiyori'' was to oversee the ''[[hatamoto]]'', along with their lands and activities. ''[[Metsuke]]'' (inspectors) informed the ''wakadoshiyori'' of conditions in the ''hatamoto'' households and fiefs, and of whether policies were being obeyed.
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==References==
*Mitani Hiroshi, David Noble (trans.), ''Escape from Impasse'', International House of Japan (2006), xxiv-xxviii.
[[Category:Ranks and Titles]]
[[Category:Edo Period]]