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The ''Ôban'', or "Great Guard," was one of the three chief shogunate guard forces in the [[Edo period]]. While the ''[[koshogumi|koshôgumi]]'' and ''[[shoinban]]'' oversaw the defense of [[Edo castle]] and of the shogun's person, the ''Ôban'' oversaw the defenses of [[Nijo castle|Nijô]] and [[Osaka castle]]s.
The ''Ôban'', or "Great Guard," was one of the three chief shogunate guard forces in the [[Edo period]]. While the ''[[koshogumi|koshôgumi]]'' and ''[[shoinban]]'' oversaw the defense of [[Edo castle]] and of the shogun's person, the ''Ôban'' oversaw the defenses of [[Nijo castle|Nijô]] and [[Osaka castle]]s.
The commander of the ''Ôban'' was typically among the highest-ranking ''[[hatamoto]]'', but possessed little political power.
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