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Metsuke

Metsuke (目付) were the censors or the inspectors of Tokugawa shogunate. They were bakufu officials ranking somewhat lower than the bugyō. The metsuke were charged with the special duty of detecting and investigating instances of maladministration, corruption or disaffection anywhere in Japan, and particularly amongst the populace having status below the…

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JidaigekiAbarenbō ShōgunJapanese ChristiansSilenceTotal War: Shogun 2
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Ōmetsuke

Yagyu MunenoriInoue MasashigeEdo periodEdo CastleHatamoto
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Intelligence gathering

EdoWakadoshiyoriRōjū
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Ad hoc evolution

Arao NorimasaGaikoku bugyōHarris Treaty
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Intelligence gathering

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Metsuke

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related to Ōmetsuke · 17
Metsuke → Akiyama Masashige, Also, And, Daiban, Edo, Edo Castle, Imperial Concubine, Imperial Guard, In, Inoue Masashige, Kanei, Manseki, Mizuno Morinobu, On December, Sometsuki He, The, Yagyu Munenori
related to Ad hoc evolution · 13
Metsuke → Arao Norimasa, August, First, For, Gaikoku, Harris Treaty, Japan, Kaibō-gakari-metsuke, Sometimes, The, These, This, Tokugawa
related to In popular culture · 5
Metsuke → Abarenbō Shōgun, For, Japanese Christians, Silence, The
related to Intelligence gathering · 4
Metsuke → Edo, It, Shogun's, The

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ōmetsuke shogunate officials also isbn official charged japan bugyō bakufu year system special corruption daimyō internal reporting role daimyo appointed

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and a gun reform.The official height was 3000 kokuinstance ofhe also served in five roles0.80text
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it was under the jurisdiction of the old man In the year following the inauguration of the service fee system in the 5th year of Kanbuninstance ofhe also served in five roles0.80text
Metsukerelated to Ad hoc evolutionThe0.60section
Metsukerelated to Ad hoc evolutionTokugawa0.60section
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Metsukerelated to Ad hoc evolutionArao Norimasa0.60section
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Metsukerelated to Ad hoc evolutionKaibō-gakari-metsuke0.60section

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