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2- no idea, but, they give you, and your son a monthly bonus to your honor[you need to buy them seperately], and are retained for the rest of your character's life
2- no idea, but, they give you, and your son a monthly bonus to your honor[you need to buy them seperately], and are retained for the rest of your character's life
I think I read somewhere that if you lose all your land but still have armies left you can play on for a while as a landless ronin.
You can sponsor the Emperor and receive the Court Rank of 'Jugoi'. Jugoi is the Junior Grade (both upper and lower) of the fifth rank in the Japanese Imperial Court ranking system. The Court system was made up of four ranks for Imperial Princes, and nine for other Princes/Ministers. Rank one is the highest. Ranks 1-3 had Junior and Senior Grades, 4-8 Junior and Senior Grades with each also being divided into upper and lower, and the ninth rank was a generic starting rank often given to samurai as an honorary gift. Jugoi is pretty much smack dab in the middle.
that is true, i forgot about that, but what i understood from his question was:
can you start as a ronin, which as far as i can tell is not possible i believe.
Only Jugoi? No possibility to buy off higher titles of the Daijô-kan?
Just a note-there's a difference between 'ranks' and 'titles' in the Japanese Imperial Court. The rank system is the one I described above. 'Titles' are almost always associated with a job/office/position in the court...like Kanpaku (Chief Advisor), Daijō Daijin (Chancellor of the Realm), etc. So 'Jugoi' and the other ranks technically aren't titles, although I doubt most players will care 
. In theory, most titles could only be held by holders of a certain court rank, but in practice there were lots of exceptions.
. In theory, most titles could only be held by holders of a certain court rank, but in practice there were lots of exceptions.
Just a note-there's a difference between 'ranks' and 'titles' in the Japanese Imperial Court. The rank system is the one I described above. 'Titles' are almost always associated with a job/office/position in the court...like Kanpaku (Chief Advisor), Daijō Daijin (Chancellor of the Realm), etc. So 'Jugoi' and the other ranks technically aren't titles, although I doubt most players will care
I care please explain more!?
Well, basically, I was just saying that the one 'title' in Sengoku that I know about (that being Jugoi) is actually a rank. Since I haven't seen any of the other 10 titles Captain Gars mentioned pop up in the games I've ran, I don't know if they would actually be ranks or titles. The two you mentioned, Sesshou and Kanpaku, are 'titles'-they're linked to specific offices of the Imperial Court.
The difference between a 'rank' and a 'title' might best be understood in modern military terms. Let's say an American Captain is in command of 'Company M' in Battalion 3 of the 339th Regiment of the 85th Infantry Division. He later become a staff officer at the Battalion level. In these cases, his 'rank' is always 'Captain'-it doesn't change. His 'title' does-first he's the 'Commander of M Company' and then his 'title' shifts to 'Battalion 3 Staff Officer'.
Titles are normally linked to specific positions, jobs, offices, etc. Usually a certain position can only be filled by a person of a certain rank, but that's not always true-in the Bakumatsu era of Japanese history for example, many samurai in the employ of the Tokugawa Bakufu were given 'titles' (and their attendant jobs/responsibilities) that in theory they weren't qualified for-their 'ranks' were too low. The Tokugawa needed their talents in those turbulent times, but didn't want to raise them in rank and upset many of the 'old timers'...samurai were very status conscious creatures.
From SamuraiWiki, at least for court ranks as Tatsunoshi has exposed.
http://wiki.samurai-archives.com/index.php?title=Court_Ranks
http://wiki.samurai-archives.com/index.php?title=Court_Ranks
Yeah, we at the Samurai Archives haven't gotten around to doing an entry for Imperial Court offices and titles, just the ranks-the court structure was very extensive and involved.
The SA does have more ranks and titles here, although most of them are titles given by the Kamakura/Muromachi/Tokugawa Bakufu.
We also have a list of titles that originally were conferred by the Imperial Court in conjunction with province management, but that over time largely became symbolic (to the point that during the Sengoku period samurai were 'awarding themselves' with the titles).
The SA does have more ranks and titles here, although most of them are titles given by the Kamakura/Muromachi/Tokugawa Bakufu.
We also have a list of titles that originally were conferred by the Imperial Court in conjunction with province management, but that over time largely became symbolic (to the point that during the Sengoku period samurai were 'awarding themselves' with the titles).
I guess Shimazu Takahisa being Mutsu no Kami is a textbook example of that. Takahisa was the daimyo of Satsuma in southern Kyushu and he claimed the title of province in northeast Honshu. I guess no clans in that region had the power to send armed troops by ships to invade Satsuma.
So they work like the court titles in EU Rome? Cool.
Are these titles moddable? And can you grant them at your court or only the imperial court?
Tatsunoshi is of course right, there are ten ranks in the game - not titles. The reason you might not have seen the other nine yet is that their is a one year "cooldown" before you can apply for the next one. The ranks available are the following:
1. Shoichii
2. Juichii
3. Shonii
4. Junii
5. Shosanmi
6. Jusanmi
7. Shoshii
8. Jushii
9. Shogoi
10. Jugoi
So they work like the court titles in EU Rome? Cool.
They are moddable, and only granted by the imperial court. And you can get them for both yourself and your heir.
What do the titles do? and how can become ronin, and is any benfits, or does it happen through events?
There were two important branches of Shimazu, the one was traditionally assigned as Mutsu no Kami and the other was Sagami no Kami. Shimazu Takahisa belonged to the latter line, but he succeeded the Mutsu no Kami line which was regarded as the leader of this clan. I think he asked to the title of Mutsu no Kami to show his retainers that he was the regal successor of the whole Shimazu clan.
So the ranks and titles at the Imperial Court were mostly symboric, but still have some kind of political meanings.
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