Kyoto Shugo Shoku

Japanese:京都守護職 (Kyoto Shugo Shoku)

Military Commissioner of Kyoto was a post of Edo Bakufu in Bakumatsu. The purpose was to maintain public peace of Kyoto and guarding Kyoto Gosho and Nijo castle. The headquater was Konkai Komyo-ji.

Related Links

• Matsudaira Katamori

Reserach Books

• Kyoto Shugoshoku Shimatsu (京都守護職始末) Yamakawa Hiroshi

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