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*''Japanese'': 申口方 ''(moushi kuchi hou)''
The ''Môshikuchihô'' was one of two top ministries within the [[government of the Ryukyu Kingdom|government of the Ryûkyû Kingdom]], alongside the ''[[Umun bujo|Mono bugyôsho]]'' (O: ''Umun bujôju''). Combined with that other ministry, the ''[[sessei]]'', and the ''[[Sanshikan]]'', it formed the highest administrative and legislative body in the kingdom, known as the ''[[hyojoju|hyôjôju]]'' or the ''wii-nu-uza''.
The ''Môshikuchihô'' was headed by a minister and vice minister who also served among the [[Council of Fifteen]]. The ministry oversaw a variety of matters relating to law enforcement and justice, palace affairs, harbor maintenance, diplomacy, and maintaining the official [[kafu|aristocratic genealogy records]], among other fields.
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==References==
*Akamine Mamoru, Lina Terrell (trans.), Robert Huey (ed.), ''The Ryukyu Kingdom: Cornerstone of East Asia'', University of Hawaii Press (2017), 81-82.
[[Category:Ryukyu]]
[[Category:Political Institutions]]
[[Category:Edo Period]]
The ''Môshikuchihô'' was one of two top ministries within the [[government of the Ryukyu Kingdom|government of the Ryûkyû Kingdom]], alongside the ''[[Umun bujo|Mono bugyôsho]]'' (O: ''Umun bujôju''). Combined with that other ministry, the ''[[sessei]]'', and the ''[[Sanshikan]]'', it formed the highest administrative and legislative body in the kingdom, known as the ''[[hyojoju|hyôjôju]]'' or the ''wii-nu-uza''.
The ''Môshikuchihô'' was headed by a minister and vice minister who also served among the [[Council of Fifteen]]. The ministry oversaw a variety of matters relating to law enforcement and justice, palace affairs, harbor maintenance, diplomacy, and maintaining the official [[kafu|aristocratic genealogy records]], among other fields.
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==References==
*Akamine Mamoru, Lina Terrell (trans.), Robert Huey (ed.), ''The Ryukyu Kingdom: Cornerstone of East Asia'', University of Hawaii Press (2017), 81-82.
[[Category:Ryukyu]]
[[Category:Political Institutions]]
[[Category:Edo Period]]
