kuge
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Kuge were the aristocratic court nobility of premodern Japan, centered around the imperial court in Kyoto and distinct from the later samurai warrior class.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kuge | 0 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Japanese aristocratic class
ⓘ
social class ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Imperial Court of Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centeredAround | Japanese emperor ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| culturalAssociation |
classical literature
ⓘ
court ceremonies ⓘ waka poetry ⓘ |
| distinctFrom |
buke
ⓘ
samurai ⓘ |
| dressStyle | court robes (sokutai and related garments) ⓘ |
| educationFocus |
classical Chinese learning
ⓘ
court etiquette and precedent ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Japanese ⓘ |
| function |
court administration
ⓘ
literary and artistic patronage ⓘ ritual performance ⓘ |
| governanceStructure | rank hierarchy (court ranks and titles) ⓘ |
| governanceSystem | Ritsuryō system (early period) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governedBy | Imperial family of Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalDevelopment | declined in political power after rise of samurai ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | premodern Japan ⓘ |
| language | Classical Japanese ⓘ |
| legalChange | incorporated into kazoku peerage system in Meiji era ⓘ |
| legalStatus | abolished as distinct class after World War II ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Kyoto ⓘ |
| memberOf | court nobility of Japan ⓘ |
| originatesFrom | ancient Japanese uji aristocracy ⓘ |
| politicalPower | largely ceremonial in late medieval and early modern periods ⓘ |
| primaryResidence | Kyoto Imperial Palace vicinity ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
Heian period aristocracy
ⓘ
Kazoku NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedGroup |
Fujiwara clan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
kuge families ⓘ regent houses (sekke) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousRole |
participation in Buddhist patronage
ⓘ
support of Shinto court rituals ⓘ |
| socialRole | court nobility ⓘ |
| socialStatus | hereditary nobility ⓘ |
| sphereOfInfluence | imperial court culture ⓘ |
| statusAfter1869 | merged with former daimyo into kazoku ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Edo period
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Heian period NERFINISHED ⓘ Kamakura period NERFINISHED ⓘ Muromachi period NERFINISHED ⓘ early Meiji period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typicalOccupation |
court official
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ritual specialist ⓘ scholar ⓘ |
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