Sadaijin - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Sadaijin (左大臣, Minister of the Left) was a government position in Japan in the late Nara and Heian periods.[1]
History
[change | change source]The position was established in the Taihō Code of 702. The official acted in the context of a Council of State (daijō-kan) which was made up of the three men.[2]
- the Chancellor or Prime Minister (daijō-daijin)
- the Minister of the Left
- the Minister of the Right (udaijin).
The Taihō Code system was replaced in the Meiji period.
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[change | change source]References
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- ↑ Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Daijin" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 139.
- ↑ Hall, John Whitney et al. (1993). The Cambridge History of Japan, pp. 232-233.