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| − | * ''Japanese'':京都守護職 ''(Kyouto Shugo Shoku)'' | + | * ''Japanese'': 京都守護職 ''(Kyouto shugo shoku)'' |
| − | * ''English: Military Commissioner of Kyoto''
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| − | The ''Kyoto Shugo Shoku'' (Military Commissioner of Kyoto) was a post of the ''[[Edo Bakufu]]'' during the [[Bakumatsu period]]. | + | The ''Kyoto Shugo Shoku'', or Military Commissioner of Kyoto, was a post established by the [[Tokugawa shogunate]] during the [[Bakumatsu period]]. [[Matsudaira Katamori]] was appointed to the post in [[1862]], and was assigned to maintain the public peace of Kyoto and to guard the [[Kyoto Imperial Palace]] and [[Nijo castle|Nijô castle]]. His headquarters was located at [[Konkai Komyo-ji|Konkai Kômyô-ji]]. |
| − | The purpose was to maintain the public peace of Kyoto and to guard the [[Kyoto Gosho]] and [[Nijo castle|Nijô castle]].
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| − | The headquarters was located at [[Konkai Komyo-ji|Konkai Kômyô-ji]].
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| − | ==Related Links==
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| − | * [[Matsudaira Katamori]]
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