Wakadoshiyori

Japanese noble, statesman and naval engineer (1823–1899)

Japanese swordsman (1834–1868)

daimyo (1820–1871)

The , or "Junior Elders", were high government officials in the Edo period Japan under the Tokugawa shogunate (1603-1867). The position was established around 1633, but appointments were irregular until 1662. The four to six wakadoshiyori were subordinates to the rōjū in status, but they ranked above the jisha-bugyō. The served for a month at a time on a rotating basis and were selected from the ranks of the fudai daimyō. There were periods when the number of wakadoshiyori rose to 6 or 7 at one time.

Japanese samurai

daimyo

daimyo

daimyo

daimyo (1822–1891)

daimyo

Japanese noble

samurai