[HN Gopher] Samurai Cops: Inside Edo's Police Force During Feuda...
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       Samurai Cops: Inside Edo's Police Force During Feudal Japan
        
       Author : cdplayer96
       Score  : 22 points
       Date   : 2025-04-21 01:40 UTC (2 days ago)
        
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       | lif wrote:
       | "Each bugyo commanded 25 middle-ranked samurai known as yoriki.
       | [...] During the Edo period, three of the most popular
       | professions chosen by commoners were sumo wrestling, firefighting
       | and assisting police squads as a yoriki."
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       | So, middle-ranked samurai were also commoners?
        
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