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was the chief governing body of an important family or monastic complex in ancient Japan. This name was borrowed for the administrative department of the Shogunate in feudal and medieval times.

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institute
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governing body
Parent organization
Ashikaga shogunate
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Mandokoro
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was the chief governing body of an important family or monastic complex in ancient Japan. This name was borrowed for the administrative department of the Shogunate in feudal and medieval times.

== History == The earliest usage of the term was found in the Heian period, referring to a governing body consisting of royalty and high-ranked (higher than ). Subsequently, during the Kamakura and Muromachi periods, the primary executive branch of the Bakufu (office of the Shogunate) was called by this name.

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