... a set of thirteen regulations known as the, "Buke Shohatto." They included the following regulations: "Daimyo must not give sanctuary to law breakers (refugees from Osaka for example); castle building and daimyo marriages were to be subject to the Shogun's consent; men of ability by implication, those who qualified as such in the Shogun's eyes were to be chosen as advisors. Samurai must be encouraged ... to study both the civil and military arts and to lead a simple and frugal life'. Reinforcing this were rules against ... at times, and was by no means supported by them. Therefore Kabuk...

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