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Roju老中alternative words: Roujuu, Senior councilor keywords: office , title related topics: Edo shogunate , Bugyo , Tanuma Okitsugu , Karo , Mizuno Tadakuni , Kyoto shoshidai explanation: Top ranking officials in Edo shogunate, they were appointed from fudai daimyo who were the old allies of Tokugawa regime. The regular number is 5 or 6 and they form an inner circle around shogun to make collectively the important decisions. Each roju controlling some bugyo, they should hold an equivalent function of the vice prime minister in a modern nation. Exceptionally tairo, a kind of super roju, was appointed and allowed to make decisions without consulting other roju. | |