Online dictionary of history and traditions in Japan: Kaieki

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Kaieki

改易除封断絶取り潰し
alternative words: Jofu, Jofuu, Toritsubusi, Suppression of daimyo, Declassment of daimyo, Dismissal of daimyo
keywords: law
related topics: Buke shohatto , Daimyo , Samurai , Ronin , Toyotomi Hideyoshi , Edo shogunate
explanation: The most severe punishment applied to samurai which consists to suppress their feuds. Usually applied when samurai had lost a war, Toyotomi Hideyosh used it for political reasons such as incompetence. Tokugawa Hidetada codified the conditions of kaieki for daimyo by creating Buke shohatto law. The famous example is kaieki of Fukushima Masanori: he lost his feud after modifying his castle without authorization. After a huge increase of ronin due to kaieki, Edo shogunate became more clement.