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Daikan代官keywords: title related topics: Edo shogunate , Daimyo explanation: Literally "substitute official", they were sent by Daimyo to administer their fiefs and collect tax in feudal Japan but generally, man refers to daikan of Edo shogunate due to the vastness of lands to administer (one quarter of Japan): they had a huge responsibility and frequently accused of corruption. They depended on Kanjo bugyo (finance minister) and their lands were called "tenryo" (celestial feud). Edo shogunate had 37 daikan at the end of its reign. Daikoku大国 大国天alternative words: Daikokuten, Daikoku ten, Daikukusama, Daikoku sama keywords: god related topics: Heian period , Muromachi period , Saicho , Okuninushi , 7 fortune gods related web sites: http://www.butsuzou.com/daikoku1.html explanation: Originated from an Indian god of obscurity and wars, Mahakala or Mahakara, he was introduced to Japan by the priest Saicho. During Heian period, he transformed to a god of kitchen and also became synonymous to "priest's wife". During Muromachi period, he was confounded with the shinto god, Okuninushi due to the same Onyomi reading and has become a god of wealth among 7 fortune gods. He is represented by a fat man carrying a huge bag and a miracle wooden hammer (Uchidenokozuchi). Daikokuya Kodayu大黒屋光太夫 光太夫alternative words: Kodayu Daikokuya, Daikokuya Koudayuu, Kodayu keywords: famous person, northern territory, russia related topics: Laxman , Ezochi , Sakoku related web sites: http://www.iijnet.or.jp/daikokuya/kyoudo/main.html , http://www.suzuka-ct.ac.jp/genl/fl/tsuzuki/koudayu/kou-sirizu/ko-siri-6-tsuzuki.htm , http://www.pcs.ne.jp/~sakura/kodayu.html explanation: Born in 1751 in Mie prefecture. During a course to bring rice to Tokyo as captain, his ship encountered a storm and wrecked to Aleut islands in 1782. After 4 year stay on an island, he reached finally Russian mainland and met Empress Catherine II. She decided to return him back to Japan, accompanied by Laxman. They arrived in 1792 at Nemuro. Due to Sakoku, he was asked not to tell his travel and spent the remaining life in an official district of Tokyo. He married there and died in 1828. Daimyo大名alternative words: Daimyou, Japanese seignior, Japanese lord, Feudal lord keywords: title, war lord related topics: Edo period , Edo shogunate , Battle of Sekigahara , Sankinkotai , Koku , Fudai , Tozama , Shugo daimyo related web sites: http://www.asahi-net.or.jp/~me4k-skri/ explanation: During Edo period, It designated the seignior who owned the lands of which total rice production surpassed 10,000 koku (1 koku is about 180 liters of rice grains). Their existed about 300 daimyo and the biggest was 1,200,000 koku of Kaga domain but the most of daimyo owned only between 10,000 and 30,000 koku. They were classed to 3 categories: "shinpan" are relatives of shogun, "fudai" were already allied before the battle of Sekigahara and "tozama" are someone else.
Daruma
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