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Osaka-jō dai

Ōsaka-jō dai (大坂城代) were officials of the Tokugawa shogunate in Edo period Japan. Those appointed to this prominent office were exclusively fudai daimyō. Conventional interpretations have construed these Japanese titles as "commissioner" or "overseer" or "governor".

History
This bakufu title identifies an official responsible for holding and defending , and for administration of the city of Osaka. The residence of the jōdai was located at Osaka Castle's Nishinomaru. It was a large shoin palace and the second largest one after the Honmaru Palace. It was lost in a fire by the Meiji era. ==Shogunal city==
Shogunal city
During this period, Osaka ranked with other urban centers, some of which were designated as a "shogunal city". The number of such cities rose from three to eleven under Tokugawa administration. ==List of Osaka Castle dai==
List of Osaka Castle dai
: • Naitō Nobumasa (1619-1626) • Mizuno Tadakuni (1825) • Matsudaira Noryasu (1845) • Matsudaira Tadakata (1845–1848) • Matsudaira Nobuatsu (1858–1861) ==See also==
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