A row of stamps - Kahan no Retsu

...They were also called Toshiyori, Shukuro, Kakuro, and Shishusei. As the "elder" (older man, adult) of the Tokugawa Shogun family that ruled the whole country, they reported directly to the Shogun and, under his trust, controlled the national government by commanding the Shoshidai, Sanbugyo, Tokokubugyo, and Ometsuke (the "naka" in the Roju means a group, as in "renchu" or "young manchu," and also has the function of showing respect, as in "shu"). They were also called Kahan no Retsu, which means those who signed the Roju Rensho Hosho (Roju Hosho) and added their seal (kao). Even before the Tokugawa became a daimyo, as with other Sengoku and early modern daimyo, the "ro" had a say in being the commander of each of the military corps belonging to Tokugawa Ieyasu....

*Some of the terminology used in reference to the "Procession of Additional Bans" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

…年寄，宿老，閣老，執政とも呼ばれ，全国を統治する徳川氏将軍家の〈老〉(としより，おとな)として，将軍に直属してその信任のもとに，所司代，三奉行，遠国奉行，大目付などを指揮して国政を統轄した(老中の〈中〉は〈連中〉〈若者中〉などというように集合を表し，また〈――衆〉のように敬意を表す機能をもつ)。また加判の列とも呼ばれたが，これは老中連署奉書(老中奉書)に署名し，判(花押)を加える者という意味である。大大名となる以前の徳川氏においても，他の戦国大名や初期の近世大名と同様に，〈老〉の発言権は徳川家康に属する諸軍団それぞれの指揮者である点に存在した。…

※「加判の列」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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