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A ''daikan'' typically administered an area worth 50,000 to 100,000 ''[[koku]]'', and maintained residences both in [[Edo]] and in the territory to which he was assigned. Within that territory, he was responsible for overseeing a range of government functions, including infrastructure projects, tax collection, and judicial matters. | A ''daikan'' typically administered an area worth 50,000 to 100,000 ''[[koku]]'', and maintained residences both in [[Edo]] and in the territory to which he was assigned. Within that territory, he was responsible for overseeing a range of government functions, including infrastructure projects, tax collection, and judicial matters. | ||
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| + | Some [[han|domains]] also appointed officials called ''daikan'' to oversee portions of their territory. The [[Satsuma han]] official in charge of overseeing matters on [[Amami Oshima|Amami Ôshima]] was known by this title.<ref>Explanatory plaques on-site at [[Edo-Tokyo Open Air Architectural Museum]].</ref> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
*Craig, Teruko (trans.). ''Musui's Story: The Autobiography of a Tokugawa Samurai''. University of Arizona Press, 1988. p159n2. | *Craig, Teruko (trans.). ''Musui's Story: The Autobiography of a Tokugawa Samurai''. University of Arizona Press, 1988. p159n2. | ||
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[[Category:Ranks and Titles]] | [[Category:Ranks and Titles]] | ||
[[Category:Edo Period]] | [[Category:Edo Period]] | ||
Revision as of 15:25, 12 July 2014
- Japanese: 代官 (daikan)
During the Edo period, the Tokugawa shogunate appointed officials to oversee and administer areas of shogunate land, or tenryô; this post, which we might translate as "governor," "magistrate," or "district administrator," was called daikan in Japanese.
A daikan typically administered an area worth 50,000 to 100,000 koku, and maintained residences both in Edo and in the territory to which he was assigned. Within that territory, he was responsible for overseeing a range of government functions, including infrastructure projects, tax collection, and judicial matters.
Some domains also appointed officials called daikan to oversee portions of their territory. The Satsuma han official in charge of overseeing matters on Amami Ôshima was known by this title.[1]
References
- Craig, Teruko (trans.). Musui's Story: The Autobiography of a Tokugawa Samurai. University of Arizona Press, 1988. p159n2.
- ↑ Explanatory plaques on-site at Edo-Tokyo Open Air Architectural Museum.
