Early modern daimyo

...Daimyo, the term used to refer to warriors directly under the Shogunate who held a fief of 10,000 koku or more during the Edo period, are connected to the former lineage, while the daimyo and shomyō seen in Kyogen and other plays belong to the latter. [Katsumata Shizuo]
[Establishment of early modern daimyo]
From the Northern and Southern Courts to the Muromachi period, the Shugo expanded their territories and formed daimyo territories, and so they are called Shugo daimyo, but the daimyo who emerged in the Sengoku period to replace the Shugo and promote the creation of Ichien chigyo through control of local lords are called Sengoku daimyo. The daimyo formed in this way became early modern daimyo in the Edo period, completed their daimyo territories, and completed the bakuhan system with the shogunate at the top.

*Some of the terminology used to refer to "Early Modern Daimyo" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

…江戸時代の1万石以上を領有する幕府直属の武士をさす語としての大名は前者の系譜につながり，狂言などにみられる大名･小名は後者に属するものといえよう。【勝俣 鎮夫】
［近世大名の成立］
　南北朝から室町時代にかけては，守護が領国を拡大して大名領を形成したところから守護大名とよばれるが，守護に代わって新しく台頭し，在地土豪の掌握を通じて一円知行化を推進した戦国時代の大名は戦国大名とよばれる。こうして形成された大名は，江戸時代に入って近世大名となり，大名領を完成，幕府を頂点とする幕藩体制を完成した。…

※「近世大名」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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