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| + | ''Tsukaiban'' were battlefield messengers and couriers during the medieval period; in the [[Edo period]] the title referred to inspectors, often acting as assistants to ''[[metsuke]]''. Often, ''metsuke'' would be chosen from their ranks. | ||
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Latest revision as of 11:11, 11 August 2014
- Japanese: 使番 (tsukaiban)
Tsukaiban were battlefield messengers and couriers during the medieval period; in the Edo period the title referred to inspectors, often acting as assistants to metsuke. Often, metsuke would be chosen from their ranks.
References
- Beerens, Anna. Interview with a Bakumatsu Official: A Translation from Kyuji Shimonroku Monumenta Nipponica, Vol. 55, No. 3. (Autumn, 2000), pp. 369-398.
