Hug seat - Hug seat

Japanese: 抱席 - かかえせき

…In the Edo Shogunate, the doshin belonging to various posts, such as the Sakite Yumi-gumi (first-line archery group), Teppo-gumi (gun 100-man group), Mochi-gumi (archery group), Mochi-gun (gun 100-man group), and Mochi-gun (gun 100-man group), were said to have descended from this lineage. All of them were paid about 30 straw bales of rice for two people, and in principle, they were only given one seat for one generation (in reality, it was hereditary). Incidentally, the Shogunate did not have the title of ashigaru (foot soldiers). …

From [Gokenin]

...The number of Gokenin in the middle of the Hoei period (1704-11) was about 17,360, including 153 people with 32,248 koku (excluding civil servants) who received stipends, 15,022 people with 438,652 bales of rice, 1,858 people with 87,646 koku of rice, 11 people who received fuchitori, and 316 people who received salary. There were three classes of Gokenin: fudai, nihanba, and kakaire (held by the shogun). Fudai were the descendants of those who were employed as Rusuiki Yoriki Doshin or other officers during the four generations from Ieyasu to Ietsuna, nihanba were the descendants of those who were employed as Nishimaru Rusuiki Doshin or other officers during the four generations, and kakaire were those who were employed as Oban Yoriki Doshin or other officers during the four generations and shogunate officials employed after the fifth generation who had the right to meet the Emperor....

*Some of the terminology that refers to "dachi-seat" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…江戸幕府では先手（さきて）弓組･鉄砲組，鉄砲百人組，持弓組･持筒組をはじめ諸役所属の同心がその系譜を引くという。いずれも30俵二人扶持程度を支給され，一代限り(現実には世襲)を原則とする抱席（かかえせき）であった。ちなみに幕府には足軽の称はなかった。…

【御家人】より

…御家人の人数は中期の宝永期(1704‐11)で約1万7360人，そのうち知行取153人･3万2248石(文官を除く)，切米取1万5022人･43万8652俵，現米取1858人･8万7646石，ほかに扶持取11人，給金取316人がいる。御家人には譜代，二半場（にはんば），抱入（かかえいれ）(抱席)の3階級がある。譜代は家康より家綱までの4代の間に留守居与力同心等に就職した者の子孫，二半場は4代の間に西丸留守居同心等に就職した者の子孫，抱入は4代の間に大番与力同心等に召抱えられた者および5代以後に召抱えられた御目見以下の幕臣をいう。…

※「抱席」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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