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==Procedure==

==Procedure==

The investiture of Shogun [[Tokguawa Ienobu]], which took place on [[1709]]/5/1, can serve as an example of the typical format of shogunal investiture rituals of the "mature" Edo period. The process consisted of three sets of audiences or meetings.

The investiture of Shogun [[Tokugawa Ienobu]], which took place on [[1709]]/5/1, can serve as an example of the typical format of shogunal investiture rituals of the "mature" Edo period. The process consisted of three sets of audiences or meetings.

Representatives of the two ''[[sekke]]''<ref>High-ranking [[kuge|court noble]] houses from which Imperial regents were chosen.</ref> met directly with the shogun, sitting alongside him on the upper-most dais, or ''dan'', within the ''ôhiroma'' of [[Edo castle]]. The middle dais, or level, within the audience hall seated a number of nobles of the [[court ranks|fifth rank]] or above, who, one by one, presented the shogun with swords, gold coins, or other gifts. Those below the fifth rank were restricted to the third, lowest, ''dan'', while those who typically would not be able to enter the ceremonial hall at the Imperial Palace were not permitted entry into the shogun's audience hall either, and were seated on the veranda.

Representatives of the two ''[[sekke]]''<ref>High-ranking [[kuge|court noble]] houses from which Imperial regents were chosen.</ref> met directly with the shogun, sitting alongside him on the upper-most dais, or ''dan'', within the ''ôhiroma'' of [[Edo castle]]. The middle dais, or level, within the audience hall seated a number of nobles of the [[court ranks|fifth rank]] or above, who, one by one, presented the shogun with swords, gold coins, or other gifts. Those below the fifth rank were restricted to the third, lowest, ''dan'', while those who typically would not be able to enter the ceremonial hall at the Imperial Palace were not permitted entry into the shogun's audience hall either, and were seated on the veranda.

==References==

==References==

*Anne Walthall, "Hiding the shoguns: Secrecy and the nature of political authority in Tokugawa Japan," in Bernard Scheid and Mark Teeuwen (eds.) ''The Culture of Secrecy in Japanese Religion'', Routledge (2006), 336-338.  

*Anne Walthall, "Hiding the shoguns: Secrecy and the nature of political authority in Tokugawa Japan," in Bernard Scheid and Mark Teeuwen (eds.) ''The Culture of Secrecy in Japanese Religion'', Routledge (2006), 336-338.  

[[Category:Edo Period]]

[[Category:Edo Period]]

[[Category:Political Institutions]]

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