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Jito - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (269 words) |
 | Jito was officially established when Minamoto Yoritomo was appointed the office of the Head of Jito by the Imperial court with the right of nationwide appointment of Jito. |
| In the Kamakura period, Jito were chosen from amongst the Gokenin (the shogun's vassals), who governed military affairs, and handled the taxation and administration of the manor they were appointed to, and directly administrated the lands and the farmers of the manor. |
| The system of jito was officially abolished in the late of 16th century by Toyotomi Hideyoshi. |
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