Three to five men titled the wakadoshiyori (若年寄) were next in status below the rōjū. An outgrowth of the early six-man rokuninshū (六人衆, 1633–1649), the office took its name and final form in 1662. Their primary responsibility was management of the affairs of the hatamoto and gokenin, the direct vassals of the shōgun. Under the wakadoshiyori were the metsuke.
three to five men titled the wakadoshiyori (若年!寄) were next in status below the rōjū an outgrowth ?o:f the early six-man rokuninshū (六人衆 1633–1649) the office took its name and final form in 1662 their primary responsibility was management of the affairs of the hatamoto and gokenin the direct vassals of the shōgun under the wakadoshiyori were the metsuke