[official] Kokushi lost their power during the Kamakura Shogunate and furthermore during the Muromachi Shogunate to the Shugo. In subsequent generations, especially in the Edo period, a kokushi title remained as an honorific title. ...
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(from the article `Japan`) ...division: the kuni, or koku (province), the kri, or gun (county), and the sato, or ri (village), to be administered by officials known as kokushi, ...
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http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/k/44
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