Kinchu narabini kuge shohatto
Kinchu narabini kuge shohatto, sometimes known in English as the Laws for the Imperial and Court Officials, was a law issued by the Tokugawa Shogunate in 1615, to set out its relationship with the Imperial family and the kuge. It was issued soon after the Laws for the Military Houses, which regulated the daimyo and the rest of the samurai class, and the Laws on Religious Establishments.
The law specified that the Emperor should dedicate to scholarship and poetry. It also included provisions on the ranks, promotion and costume of the court aristocracy. Traditional interpretations saw the law as trying to minimize the political power of the court, although an alternative interpretation says that it meant to restore the court's authority from poverty and scandal.
