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Kyōhō reforms

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role of Tokugawa Yoshimune

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    In Japan: Political reform in the bakufu and the han

    Such reforms began with the Kyōhō Reforms instituted by the eighth shogun, Tokugawa Yoshimune (ruled 1716–45). Yoshimune proved adept at personnel matters. He swept out officials favored by his two predecessors and appointed new officials to posts in finance and rural administration in order to increase government efficiency. In general,…

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