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==Daimyo Bikeshi== | ==Daimyo Bikeshi== | ||
| − | + | * [[1643]], Iemitsu appointed 16 Daimyo to form fire fighter units "Daimyo Bikeshi"(大名火消し). However the Hikeshi only worked for protecting [[Edo castle]], Daimyo mansions and Samurai houses. | |
==Jo Bikeshi== | ==Jo Bikeshi== | ||
Revision as of 06:04, 9 August 2007
- Japanese:火消し(Hikeshi)
Hosho Bikeshi
Daimyo Bikeshi
- 1643, Iemitsu appointed 16 Daimyo to form fire fighter units "Daimyo Bikeshi"(大名火消し). However the Hikeshi only worked for protecting Edo castle, Daimyo mansions and Samurai houses.
