| A recently popular explanation on the subject is that, since 'Seii Taishogun' was originally a post for leading soldiers of eastern Japan in conquest over the Ezo, the condition for assuming office was that he had to be 'someone who controls eastern Japan in some form.' |
そこで昨今取りざたされている説は、「征夷大将軍」は本来東国の兵を率いて蝦夷征伐にあたる職なので、「何らかの形で東国を抑えている者」が就任するための条件であったというものである。 |