Kyoto Kego

Japanese: 京都警固 - きょうとけいご
Kyoto Kego

...A job title in the Kamakura Shogunate. Also called Rakuchu Shugo, Kyoto Keigo, and Rokuhara. Previously, there had been people in charge of guarding Kyoto as deputies for Minamoto no Yoritomo, such as Minamoto no Yoshitsune and Ouchi Koreyoshi, but at that stage it was not yet considered an official position, and the first such person was Hojo Tokimasa, who entered Kyoto in November 1185 (Bun'ei 1).

*Some of the terminology that refers to "Kyoto Kego" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…鎌倉幕府の職名。洛中守護,京都警固,六波羅とも称した。以前,源義経,大内惟義など,源頼朝の代官的存在として京都の警衛を担当した者はあったが,その段階ではまだ官職とはいえず,1185年(文治1)11月に入京した北条時政が初例。…

※「京都警固」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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