Sakuji-bugyo
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were officials of the Tokugawa shogunate
having responsibility for architecture and construction matters.
Appointments to this prominent office were usually fudai
daimyō
. Conventional interpretations have construed these Japanese titles as "commissioner" or "overseer."
The office was created on the 3rd day of the 10th month of the ninth year of Kan'ei (1632). Three sakuji-bugyō were appointed at the same time in an effort to tighten administrative controls over what had previously been an ad hoc army of builders in a diverse array of trades; and in a sense, the appointments could be seen as a response to a number of things which had not gone well in other, earlier construction projects.
The three loyal Tokugawa retainers were to become responsible for a number of shogunate building projects in the 1630s. These sakuji-bugyō was considered to rank approximately with the kanjō-bugyō
and machi-bugyō
.
Tokugawa shogunate
The Tokugawa shogunate, also known as the and the , was a feudal regime of Japan established by Tokugawa Ieyasu and ruled by the shoguns of the Tokugawa family. This period is known as the Edo period and gets its name from the capital city, Edo, which is now called Tokyo, after the name was...
having responsibility for architecture and construction matters.
Appointments to this prominent office were usually fudai
Fudai
was a class of daimyo who were hereditary vassals of the Tokugawa in Edo period Japan. It was primarily the fudai who filled the ranks of the Tokugawa administration.-Origins:...
daimyō
Daimyo
is a generic term referring to the powerful territorial lords in pre-modern Japan who ruled most of the country from their vast, hereditary land holdings...
. Conventional interpretations have construed these Japanese titles as "commissioner" or "overseer."
The office was created on the 3rd day of the 10th month of the ninth year of Kan'ei (1632). Three sakuji-bugyō were appointed at the same time in an effort to tighten administrative controls over what had previously been an ad hoc army of builders in a diverse array of trades; and in a sense, the appointments could be seen as a response to a number of things which had not gone well in other, earlier construction projects.
The three loyal Tokugawa retainers were to become responsible for a number of shogunate building projects in the 1630s. These sakuji-bugyō was considered to rank approximately with the kanjō-bugyō
Kanjo-bugyo
were officials of the Tokugawa shogunate in Edo period Japan. Appointments to this prominent office were usually fudai daimyō. Conventional interpretations have construed these Japanese titles as "commissioner" or "overseer" or "governor."...
and machi-bugyō
Machi-bugyo
were officials of the Tokugawa shogunate in Edo period Japan. Appointments to this prominent office were usually fudai daimyō, but this was amongst the senior administrative posts open to those who were not daimyō...
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List of sakuji-bugyō
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- Sakuma Sanekatsu.
- Kano Motokatsu
- Sakai Tadatomo.
- Kurihara Murikazu