Official money (official rank) - Kankin

…There were also official ranks for monks, Shinto priests, doctors, craftsmen, etc., and the Yoshida family was particularly involved in the appointment of local Shinto priests, which was called the Sogen no Senji. In addition, the donation of money and goods to the Imperial Court as a gift for the conferment of an official rank was called Shashi or Kankin, and this was also an important source of temporary income for the Imperial Court. [Hashimoto Masanobu]…

*Some of the terminology that refers to "kankin (official rank)" is listed below.

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…その他僧侶，神主，医者，職人等に対する官位があり，とくに地方の神主の叙任は吉田家が関与し，これをとくに宗源宣旨という。なお官位授与の礼として朝廷に金品を献納することを謝思，あるいは官金といい，これが朝廷側の枢要な臨時収入ともなっていた。【橋本 政宣】。…

※「官金（官位）」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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