Sadaijin
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Sadaijin was a high-ranking ministerial post in Japan’s imperial court, typically overseeing the left side of the government and ranking just below the chancellor in the classical ritsuryō system.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
court title
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government office ⓘ imperial Japanese office ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
Japanese imperial government
ⓘ
Yamato state NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
Government of the Empire of Japan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Japanese court ranks ⓘ Titles of national or ethnic leadership ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| follows |
Taika Reforms
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
ritsuryō reforms ⓘ |
| governingBody | Imperial Japanese government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCounterpart | Udaijin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRoleIn |
Heian-period court politics
ⓘ
Nara-period court politics ⓘ |
| hierarchicalRank |
above Udaijin
ⓘ
below Daijō-daijin ⓘ one of the highest ministerial posts ⓘ |
| historicalFunction |
advising the emperor
ⓘ
central executive authority ⓘ policy deliberation ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Japanese ⓘ |
| legalBasis |
Taihō Code
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Yōrō Code NERFINISHED ⓘ ritsuryō system ⓘ |
| literalMeaning | Minister of the Left NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nativeLabel | 左大臣 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| officeType | ministerial post ⓘ |
| oppositeSideOf | right side of government ⓘ |
| partOf |
Daijō-kan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Imperial Court of Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeldBy |
Fujiwara clan members
ⓘ
Fujiwara no Michinaga NERFINISHED ⓘ Fujiwara no Mototsune NERFINISHED ⓘ Fujiwara no Yoshifusa NERFINISHED ⓘ powerful court nobles ⓘ |
| responsibleFor |
administration of the left
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assisting the Daijō-daijin ⓘ state affairs ⓘ supervision of certain ministries ⓘ |
| seat |
Heian-kyō
NERFINISHED
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Nara NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| transliteration | Sadaijin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedInPeriod |
Heian period
NERFINISHED
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Nara period NERFINISHED ⓘ classical ritsuryō state ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Imperial court of Japan