Moreover, over the generations the hereditary vassals that supported the beginning of the Tokugawa Shogun family were placed as Fudai Daimyo, who secured the Shogunate's military power while serving as important officials from the Shogunate's chief minister to members of the council of elders, supported the Shogunate's government.
さらに歴代にわたり徳川将軍家の草創期を築いた譜代の家臣を譜代大名として置いて、幕府の軍事力を確保するとともに幕府の大老はじめ老中を中心とした重要な役職につけ、幕政を輔弼させた。