Iga no mono

Japanese: 伊賀之者 - いがのもの
Iga no mono

...Also the name of the position they held in the Edo Shogunate. They are also called Iga no mono or Iga shu. They were low-ranking warriors whose duties were spies and scouts in wartime and menial tasks in peacetime.

*Some of the terminology that refers to "Iga no mono" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…また彼らの任じた江戸幕府の役職名。伊賀之者,伊賀衆ともいう。戦時には間諜,斥候を任務とし,平時には雑役に服した下級の士。…

※「伊賀之者」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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