The Twenty-one Commandments of Shigemune Itakura

… The authority of the Kyoto Shoshidai extended to the control of the Imperial Court, nobles, temples and shrines, Kyoto city, public affairs, lawsuits and investigations in the eight Kamigata provinces, and even the control of the western provinces. During the time of the Itakura father and son, the Edo Shogunate's control of Kyoto was established, but in particular, the Twenty-one Articles of Itakura Shigemune, established during Shigemune's time, stipulated detailed aspects of Kyoto administration, such as litigation, commerce and pawning, and became the basic law for the later administration of Kyoto. In the Edo Shogunate's organizational structure, the Shoshidai was the second most important position after the Roju, and was promoted from the Osaka Castle Daijin, Magistrate of Temples and Shrines, Soshaban, etc., and was promoted to Roju when he completed his duties. …

*Some of the terminology used in "Itakura Shigemune's Twenty-One Articles" is listed below.

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…　京都所司代の権限は，朝廷，公家，寺社の支配，京都市中，上方八ヵ国の公事･訴訟･検断，さらには西国支配にも及んだ。板倉父子の時代に江戸幕府の京都支配は確定するが，ことに重宗の時代に定められた板倉重宗二十一ヶ条は訴訟方･商売･質など京都施政の細部にわたって規定したものであり，のちの京都施政の基本法となった。所司代は江戸幕府の職制の上では老中に次ぐ重職であり，大坂城代，寺社奉行，奏者番などから昇進し，事を終えたときは老中に昇格した。…

※「板倉重宗二十一ヶ条」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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