noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb
forced relocation of a daimyo to a different domain; transfer of a feudal lord
Historical term referring to the Edo-period practice where the shogunate ordered a daimyo to move to a different fief, often as a form of punishment or political control.
江戸時代、多くの大名が移封を命じられた。
During the Edo period, many daimyo were ordered to undergo forced relocation.
移封は幕府の大名統制策の一つだった。
Forced relocation was one of the shogunate's measures to control the daimyo.