Wakadoshiyori
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The Wakadoshiyori (若年寄?), or "Junior Elders", were high government officials in 17th century Tokugawa Japan. The position was established around 1631, but appointments were irregular until 1662. The four to six Wakadoshiyori were subordinates to the Rōjū, or "Elders", and were responsible for a variety of duties.
The Wakadoshiyori were charged with supervising hatamoto (the Shogun's bodyguards), craftsmen, physicians, public works, and vassals of the Shogun whose annual income was less than 10,000 koku. They also oversaw the activities of offices in the great castle cities of the country, including Kyoto and Osaka.
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- Sansom, George (1963). "A History of Japan: 1615-1867." Stanford, California: Stanford University Press.
