Shogun's Estate - Kubogoryosho

Japanese: 公方御料所 - くぼうごりょうしょ

The territories and positions that brought economic profits to the Muromachi Shogunate. It is a term that appears in historical documents from that time, but is not used strictly in the sense we use today. There are examples where it is expressed as "ryosho and yori-chi," and in this case it seems that it is considered that territories entrusted to direct vassals should be distinguished from ryosho. In addition, since tribute money from sake shops and storehouses, the nozenkata, and official money from the shirofudana and okatachiyaza were also called ryosho, it would be misleading to equate ryosho with directly controlled territories. Now, to date, about 200 territories that are described as "ryosho" in historical documents have been identified.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

室町幕府に経済的収益をもたらす所領および所職。当時の史料上に見える言葉で，今日的意味で厳密に使われているわけではない。〈料所幷預地〉と表現している例があり，この場合は直臣に預け置いた所領を料所と区別すべきものと考えていると見られる。また，酒屋，土倉よりの貢納銭である納銭方とか，白布棚，大刀屋座の公事銭なども料所と呼んでいるから，料所＝直轄地と言い換えると誤解を生むことになろう。　さて，史料上に〈料所〉と記されている所領は現在までに約200ヵ所ほど指摘されている。

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