Gusoku-bugyō

The Gusoku bugyō (具足奉行) was a government office under Japan's Tokugawa shogunate, concerned with the armament of the shōgun's soldiers.[1]

The office was established in 1604; however, this office was known as bugu-bugyō after 1863.[1]

List of Gusoku bugyō

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REferences

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  1. ^ a b Frédéric, Louis (2005) [2002 (French edition)]. "Gusoku bugyō". Japan Encyclopedia. Translated by Käthe Roth. Cambridge, Mass.: The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press. p. 269. ISBN 9780674017535. OCLC 58053128. Retrieved 8 October 2024. N.B.: Louis-Frédéric is pseudonym of Louis-Frédéric Nussbaum, see Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Authority File (Archived 2012-05-24 at archive.today).