@article{oai:nagoya.repo.nii.ac.jp:00030058, author = {斎藤, 夏来 and SAITO, Natsuki}, journal = {名古屋大学人文学研究論集}, month = {Mar}, note = {All through the Tokugawa period beginning in the 17th century, the shogunate issued thousands of vermilion-seal land-grant deeds (shuinjo) confirming shrines and temples in possession of land holdings that were often very modest in scale. Here we will consider what accounted for the large number of shuinjo issued by the bakufu during this period. There have been many types of public documents relating to private land holding since the demise of the ritsuryo land system, but the vermilion-seal shuinjo used for recognizing temple and shrine lands were not predicated on a transaction between parties. If we take a closer look at how shuinjo evolved, it is clear that these deeds affected the lives and relations of many people who were not actual recipients of the documents. Initially, shuinjo were issued to retainers who became vassals of Toyotomi Hideyoshi, then Ieyasu’s son Hidetada received a vermilion-seal document when he succeeded his father to become the next shogun. But vermilion-seal shuinjo were far more commonly used in resolving land disputes involving small parcels of land that were developed as part of religious activities. Many of these shuinjo land-grant deeds were issued to convey title to lands that were opened up or returned to arable following the devasting Kan’ei famine of 1641. Indeed, shuinjo were issued by the Bakufu to help settle disputes over developed land between local farmers, who were not necessarily the recipients of the shuinjo, by declaring that the land is property of temples and shrines.}, pages = {351--371}, title = {徳川寺社領朱印状の様式変遷と朱印地開発}, volume = {3}, year = {2020} }