A kōsatsu (Japanese: 高札, literally "High plaque"), also called Seisatsu (Japanese: 制札, literally "Controlling plaque"), was a public notice of the han-lord's or shogun's proclamations earlier in Japanese history. They were local or nationwide laws written on a wooden plate, placed in the kōsatsu-ba of the shukuba or sekisho (関所), the border between han, where there was frequent traffic.
A kōsatsu (Japanese: 高札, literally "High plaque"), also called Seisatsu (Japanese: 制札, literally "Controlling plaque"), was a public notice of the han-lord's or shogun's proclamations earlier in Japanese history. They were local or nationwide laws written on a wooden plate, placed in the kōsatsu-ba of the shukuba or sekisho (関所), the border between han, where there was frequent traffic.
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