Online dictionary of history and traditions in Japan: Jito

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Jito

地頭地頭職
alternative words: Jitou, Jito shiki
keywords: title
related topics: Kamakura shogunate , Shoen , Minamoto no Yoritomo , Muromachi period
explanation: An administrator of manor (Shoen), this title had been officialized by Yoritomo and granted the right of tax collection and police over Shoen. Initially nominated only in the eastern Japan, the power base of Yoritomo, after Jokyu disturbance of 1221, Jito system was generalized in the western Japan, too. Because of repeated conflicts between Jito and Shoen's owners, some preferred to give up a half of their lands to be quiet (Shitaji Chubun), so Jito himself became a Shoen's owner.