| Also, each city had its own rule about the number of officials and their term of office, and as for the term of office, they were replaced every few years in some regions or cities while the position was hereditary in some other cities. |
また、人数や任期についても地域やその都市によって異なり、特に任期については、数年で交代するところから世襲によるところもあった。 |