[かいはつりょうしゅ;かいほつりょうしゅ(ok), kaihatsuryoushu ; kaihotsuryoushu (ok)] (n) local warriors, or provincial or district officials, who developed paddy field lands
[ぐんゆうかっきょ, gunyuukakkyo] (n, vs) rivalry of local warlords; a number of powerful (talented, influential) persons standing by themselves in a given field