also: ぶけでんそう
imperial liaison to the shogunate
Historical term for a court official who relayed messages between the imperial court and the shogunate during the Muromachi and Edo periods.
The buke tensō served as a liaison between the imperial court and the shogunate.
Standard kanji form. The reading ぶけてんそう is more common than ぶけでんそう.
Alternate reading; ぶけてんそう is preferred.
From 武家 (buke, 'samurai family' or 'shogunate') + 伝奏 (tensō, 'imperial messenger' or 'court official who transmits messages'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain; the term refers to a specific Muromachi- and Edo-period office.