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Noun
1. magistrate of Nagasaki (Edo period)
Wikipedia definition
2. Nagasaki bugyōwere officials of the Tokugawa shogunate in Edo period Japan. Appointments to this prominent office were usually fudai daimyō, but this was amongst the senior administrative posts open to those who were not daimyō. Conventional interpretations have construed these Japanese titles as "commissioner" or "overseer" or "governor. " This bakufu tile identifies an official responsible for administration of the port of Nagasaki, including the Chinese and Dutch settlements located there.
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