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*''Japanese'': 鎮西奉行 (''Chinzei bugyou'')

*''Japanese'': 鎮西奉行 (''Chinzei bugyou'')

''Chinzei Bugyô'', or Defense Commissioner of the West, was the name given to a post created in [[1186]] to oversee the defense of [[Kyushu|Kyûshû]]. At the time, the primary mission of the ''bugyô'' was to seek out and eliminate anyone who had supported [[Minamoto no Yoshitsune]] over his brother [[Minamoto no Yoritomo|Yoritomo]] to become [[Shogun]]. However, less than a hundred years later, the ''Chinzei'' (Western Defense Headquarters) took on the responsibilities of a true Defense Headquarters, acting as the first line of defense against the [[Mongol Invasions|Mongols]]. Over time, the position of ''bugyô'', the head of the Defense Headquarters, became known as ''Chinzei Shugo'' or ''Chinzei Tandai''. This was but one of several similar posts established across the country.

''Chinzei Bugyô'', or Defense Commissioner of the West, was the name given to a post created in [[1186]] to oversee the defense of [[Kyushu|Kyûshû]]. At the time, the primary mission of the ''bugyô'' was to seek out and eliminate anyone who had supported [[Minamoto no Yoshitsune]] over his brother [[Minamoto no Yoritomo|Yoritomo]] to become [[Shogun]], along with the remainders of the [[Taira clan]]. However, less than a hundred years later, the ''Chinzei-fu'' (Western Defense Headquarters) took on the responsibilities of a true Defense Headquarters, acting as the first line of defense against the [[Mongol Invasions|Mongols]]. Over time, the position of ''bugyô'', the head of the Defense Headquarters, became known as ''Chinzei Shugo'' or ''Chinzei Tandai''. This was but one of several similar posts established across the country.

The first ''Chinzei Bugyô'' was a man by the name of [[Amano]], who was succeeded soon afterwards by [[Nakawara Nobufusa]], sent to suppress resistance in Kyûshû. He established the Chinzei at [[Dazaifu]], where he received all the Shogun's orders for Kyûshû; local lords could not be trusted to obey local constables, and so the Kyûshû Tandai (as the ''Chinzei Bugyô'' was sometimes known) had to act as intermediary between Kyûshû and the shogunal capital at [[Kamakura]].

The first ''Chinzei Bugyô'' was a man by the name of [[Amano Tokage|Amano Tôkage]], who was succeeded soon afterwards by [[Muto Sukeyori|Mutô Sukeyori]] in 1193, and later by [[Nakawara Nobufusa]], sent to suppress resistance in Kyûshû. The post then became hereditary. Amano established the Chinzei-fu at [[Dazaifu]], where he received all the Shogun's orders for Kyûshû; local lords could not be trusted to obey local constables, and so the Kyûshû Tandai (as the ''Chinzei Bugyô'' was sometimes known) had to act as intermediary between Kyûshû and the shogunal capital at [[Kamakura]].

 

 

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''This article was written by [[User:LordAmeth]] and contributed to both S-A and Wikipedia; the author gives permission for his work to be used in this way.''

''This article was written by [[User:LordAmeth]] and contributed to both S-A and Wikipedia; the author gives permission for his work to be used in this way.''

*Sansom, George (1958). 'A History of Japan to 1334'. Stanford, California: Stanford University Press.

*Sansom, George (1958). 'A History of Japan to 1334'. Stanford, California: Stanford University Press.

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