Distinguished or fortunate gokenin (immediate vassals of the shogunate in the Kamakura and Muromachi through Edo periods) among the high-ranking gokenin receiving Karoku (hereditary stipend) or their soryo (heir) were promoted to Kojunin. |
江戸時代初期には、譜代席の御家人(御家人の上層部)の中で優秀な者・運の良い者(あるいはその惣領)は小十人となった。 |