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*''Japanese/Okinawan'': 評定所 ''(hyoujousho / hyoujouju)''
The ''hyôjôju'' was the highest lawmaking organ within the [[government of the Ryukyu Kingdom|government of the Ryûkyû Kingdom]]. It consisted of the ''[[sessei]]'' (chief royal advisor) and the [[Sanshikan]] (Council of Three).
The ''hyôjôju'' was based in the Hokuden (North Hall) of [[Shuri castle]]. On certain matters, it consulted with the [[Council of Fifteen]] - the heads of the major branches of the kingdom's government, or provided approval to the Fifteen to take action. Occasionally, the ''hyôjôju'' would request approval from the King on certain matters.
==References==
*"[http://ryukyushimpo.jp/news/storyid-42783-storytopic-121.html Hyôjôsho]." Okinawa Compact Encyclopedia 沖縄コンパクト事典. Ryukyu Shimpo, 1 March 2003.
*[[Gregory Smits|Smits, Gregory]]. ''Visions of Ryukyu: Identity and Ideology in Early-Modern Thought and Politics.'' Honolulu: University of Hawai'i Press, 1999. p165.
[[Category:Ryukyu]]
[[Category:Political Institutions]]
The ''hyôjôju'' was the highest lawmaking organ within the [[government of the Ryukyu Kingdom|government of the Ryûkyû Kingdom]]. It consisted of the ''[[sessei]]'' (chief royal advisor) and the [[Sanshikan]] (Council of Three).
The ''hyôjôju'' was based in the Hokuden (North Hall) of [[Shuri castle]]. On certain matters, it consulted with the [[Council of Fifteen]] - the heads of the major branches of the kingdom's government, or provided approval to the Fifteen to take action. Occasionally, the ''hyôjôju'' would request approval from the King on certain matters.
==References==
*"[http://ryukyushimpo.jp/news/storyid-42783-storytopic-121.html Hyôjôsho]." Okinawa Compact Encyclopedia 沖縄コンパクト事典. Ryukyu Shimpo, 1 March 2003.
*[[Gregory Smits|Smits, Gregory]]. ''Visions of Ryukyu: Identity and Ideology in Early-Modern Thought and Politics.'' Honolulu: University of Hawai'i Press, 1999. p165.
[[Category:Ryukyu]]
[[Category:Political Institutions]]