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[[File:Jireisho.jpg|right|thumb|400px|A [[1735]] ''jireisho'' naming Ryukyuan scholar-aristocrat [[Sho Yushi|Shô Yûshi]] to the position of Mekaru ôyako of [[Iheya Island]]]]
*''Japanese'': 辞令書 ''(jireisho)''

''Jireisho'' were official documents issued by the royal court of the [[Ryukyu Kingdom|Ryûkyû Kingdom]] appointing individuals to government posts. ''Jireisho'' were used both to appoint administrative officials, and religious officials including ''[[noro]]'' and other priestesses.

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==References==
*"Island Governance and Jireisho," gallery labels, Okinawa Prefectural Museum.[https://www.flickr.com/photos/toranosuke/30290993672/in/photostream/]

[[Category:Ryukyu]]
[[Category:Historical Documents]]
[[Category:Edo Period]]
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