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==Edo Period==
==Edo Period==
In the [[Edo period]], court rank and the associated ''[[ritsuryo|ritsuryô]]'' titles became merely a symbolic, honorary, distinction, with no real power or political position at court. However, these remained of vital importance within the [[Tokugawa shogunate]], as court rank and title were key determining factors as to a ''daimyô's'' privileges, potential for political office, and treatment otherwise by the shogunate.
In the [[Edo period]], court rank and the associated ''[[ritsuryo|ritsuryô]]'' titles became merely a symbolic, honorary, distinction, with no real power or political position at court. However, these remained of vital importance within the [[Tokugawa shogunate]], as court rank and title were key determining factors as to a ''daimyô's'' privileges, potential for political office, and treatment otherwise by the shogunate.
In [[1606]], [[Tokugawa Ieyasu]] ordered the Imperial court to not award any court rank to any ''bushi'' without that individual first being recommended by the shogunate for that rank. In [[1620]], ''bushi'' were removed from the ''kugyô bunin'', a listing of all Imperial courtiers Third Rank and above; this meant that while ''bushi'' could still enjoy the honorary privilege and prestige of high court rank, they were no longer listed among those directly answerable to the Court.<ref>Kate Wildman Nakai, ''Shogunal Politics'', Harvard University Press (1988), 176-177.</ref>
*The Tokugawa shogun held the title of ''[[Naidaijin]]'' 内大臣.
*The Tokugawa shogun held the title of ''[[Naidaijin]]'' 内大臣.