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| The above system has retained its form even to modern times, though its use has waxed and waned with the activity of the court. | | The above system has retained its form even to modern times, though its use has waxed and waned with the activity of the court. |
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| + | ==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. |
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| + | 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> |
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| + | *The Tokugawa shogun held the title of ''[[Naidaijin]]'' 内大臣. |
| + | *Lords of the [[Owari Tokugawa clan|Owari]] and [[Kishu Tokugawa clan|Kishû Tokugawa clan]]s held the title of ''[[Dainagon]]'' 大納言. |
| + | *Lords of the [[Mito Tokugawa clan]] held the title of ''[[Chunagon|Chûnagon]]'' 中納言. |
| + | *Lords of the [[Maeda clan]] held the title ''[[Sangi]]'' 参議. |
| + | *Lords of the [[Shimazu clan|Shimazu]] and [[Date clan]]s typically rose to the title of ''[[Chujo|Chûjô]]'' 中将("Middle Captain") at some point in their tenure. |
| + | *Other high-ranking ''[[kunimochi]] daimyô'' typically held the title of ''[[Shosho|Shôshô]]'' 少将 ("Lesser Captain") |
| + | *Lower-ranking ''kunimochi daimyô'' typically held the title of ''[[Jiju|Jijû]]'' 侍従 ("Chamberlain"), but were sometimes promoted to ''Shôshô'' after ruling for thirty years or a similarly long or honorable tenure. |
| + | *''Jun-kunimochi daimyô'' were typically of Fourth Rank (''shihon'' 四品), but were sometimes promoted to ''Jijû''. |
| + | *Most other ''daimyô'' were considered Junior Lower Fifth Rank 従五位下, with the title of ''[[dayu|dayû]]'' 太夫, but after serving for many years they were sometimes granted a promotion to Fourth Rank. |
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| ==References== | | ==References== |
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| * [[Shoku Nihongi]] | | * [[Shoku Nihongi]] |
| * 2006, "A User-Friendly Timeline of Ancient Japanese History (with furigana): From the earliest times to 1155", Yoshikawa Kobunkan, ISBN 4-642-01436-5. | | * 2006, "A User-Friendly Timeline of Ancient Japanese History (with furigana): From the earliest times to 1155", Yoshikawa Kobunkan, ISBN 4-642-01436-5. |
| + | *Yamamoto Hirofumi, ''Sankin kôtai'', Kodansha gendai shinsho (1998), 196-197. |
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