Roju Hosho - Letter of Independence

Japanese: 老中奉書 - ろうじゅうほうしょ

Official documents issued by the Edo Shogunate's Roju (seniors) on behalf of the Shogun. They can be broadly divided into ceremonial documents and political orders. The former include the supplementary documents attached to the Shogun's internal documents, and return gifts from daimyo families on New Year's Day and Hassaku Day. The latter include general legal announcements such as the ban on Christianity and amnesty edicts, notices to individual daimyo such as the appointment of Otedei-fushin and fire guard corps, and permission for castle restoration requests from daimyo families.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

江戸幕府の老中が将軍の意を奉じて発給する公文書。用途別に見て，儀礼に属するものと政治的命令をなすものとに大別される。前者には将軍御内書に付属する副（そえ）奉書や，年頭･八朔などの大名諸家よりの献上物に対する返礼形式のものがあり，後者にはキリシタン禁令･大赦令などの一般的な法令伝達，御手伝普請･火の番警団の任命などの個別の大名への達（たつし），大名諸家よりの城郭修復申請に対する許可などのものが見られる。

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