Laws of the Courtiers - Kugehatto

…On July 17, 1615 (Genwa 1), immediately after the Battle of Osaka, the 17 articles were signed by Tokugawa Ieyasu, Shogun Hidetada, and former Kanpaku Nijo Akizane at Nijo Castle in Kyoto, and the text was issued in the form of a samurai denso (a document sent to the military governor). Initially, it was called the "Kuge-Hatto," "Kuge-Okite," or "Kugechu-Shohatto," and the term "Kinchu" (Kinchu) was added to refer to the Emperor in the latter half of the 17th century. The first article, which states that "The arts of the Emperor are the first study of the Emperor," is famous, but the second and subsequent articles stipulate the ranks of the three nobles (the Grand Minister of State, the Left and Right Ministers) and the Imperial Prince, the appointment and dismissal of the three nobles' regents, the exclusion of the official ranks of adopted sons and samurai from those of the nobles, the method of determining era names, the clothing of the Emperor and nobles, the promotion process for nobles, punishments for courtiers, and the conditions for imperial permission for the titles and purple robes of monks. …

*Some of the terminology that refers to "Kuge Hatto" is listed below.

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…大坂の陣直後の1615年(元和1)7月17日，京都二条城で大御所徳川家康，将軍秀忠，前関白二条昭実が連署した17ヵ条の本文を武家伝奏に渡す形式で発布された。当初は〈公家法度〉〈公家掟〉〈公家中諸法度〉などと呼ばれており，天皇を指す〈禁中〉という称呼が加わったのは17世紀後半である。〈天子諸芸能のこと，第一御学問なり〉とした第1条は著名であるが，第2条以下では，三公(太政大臣，左･右大臣)と親王の座次（ざなみ），三公摂関の任免，養子，武家の官位を公家のそれの員数外とすること，年号の定め方，天皇以下公家の衣服，諸公家の昇進の次第，廷臣の刑罰，僧侶の号や紫衣（しえ）勅許の条件などについて定めている。…

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