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The position of ''Gaikoku bugyô'', or Foreign Affairs Magistrate, was created in [[1858]]/7, shortly after the signing of the [[Harris Treaty]] with the United States, and shortly before the signing of new treaties with the United Kingdom, Russia, France, and the Netherlands. The position of ''Kaibô kakari'' (coastal affairs officer) was abolished at this time.

The position of ''Gaikoku bugyô'', or Foreign Affairs Magistrate, was created in [[1858]]/7, shortly after the signing of the [[Harris Treaty]] with the United States, and shortly before the signing of new treaties with the United Kingdom, Russia, France, and the Netherlands. The position of ''Kaibô kakari'' (coastal affairs officer) was abolished at this time.

[[Mizuno Tadanori]], [[Nagai Naoyuki]], [[Iwase Tadanari]], [[Inoue Kiyonao]], and [[Hori Toshihiro]] were the first to be assigned to this post. Kiyonao and Toshihiro continued to serve, respectively, as [[Shimoda bugyo|Shimoda bugyô]] and [[Hakodate bugyo|Hakodate bugyô]] while taking on the new position.

[[Mizuno Tadanori]], [[Nagai Naoyuki]], [[Iwase Tadanari]], [[Inoue Kiyonao]], and [[Hori Toshihiro]] were the first to be assigned to this post. Kiyonao and Toshihiro continued to serve, respectively, as [[Shimoda bugyo|Shimoda bugyô]] and [[Hakodate bugyo|Hakodate bugyô]] while taking on the new position. [[Muragaki Norimasa]] was then appointed ''Gaikoku bugyô'' as well, several months later, while retaining his position as ''Hakodate bugyô''.<ref>Ishin Shiryô Kôyô 維新史料綱要, vol 3, (1937), 80.</ref>

The ''Gaikoku bugyô'' enjoyed a ''bashodaka'' of 2000 ''[[koku]]'', a rank equivalent to ''shotaifu'', and a seat above that of the ''[[ongoku bugyo|ongoku bugyô]]''.

The ''Gaikoku bugyô'' enjoyed a ''bashodaka'' of 2000 ''[[koku]]'', a rank equivalent to ''shotaifu'', and a seat above that of the ''[[ongoku bugyo|ongoku bugyô]]''.

*[[Inoue Kiyonao]] ([[1858]]-?)

*[[Inoue Kiyonao]] ([[1858]]-?)

*[[Hori Toshihiro]] ([[1858]]-?)

*[[Hori Toshihiro]] ([[1858]]-?)

*[[Muragaki Norimasa]] (1858-?)<ref>Ishin Shiryô Kôyô 維新史料綱要, vol 3, (1937), 80.</ref>

*[[Muragaki Norimasa]] (1858-?)

*[[Hoshino Chiyuki]] ([[1864]]-[[1866]])

*[[Hoshino Chiyuki]] ([[1864]]-[[1866]])

*[[Kawaji Toshiakira]] (?-[[1868]])

*[[Kawaji Toshiakira]] (?-[[1868]])

==References==

==References==

*Ishin Shiryô Kôyô 維新史料綱要, vol 3 (1937), 9.

*Ishin Shiryô Kôyô 維新史料綱要, vol 3 (1937), 9.

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