was the chief governing body of an important family or monastic complex in the ancient Japan. This name was borrowed for administrative department of Shogunate in the feudal time. The earliest usage was found in Heian period for governing body of royalty and high-ranked kuge (higher than ju-sammi). In the Kamakura and Muromachi periods Japan, the primary executive branch of the Bakufu was called in this name. In Kamakura Shogumate, Mandokoro governed administrative and finance. It was formerly… (More on Mandokoro)