Sadaijin (Minister of the Left)

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Sadaijin (Minister of the Left) was one of the highest-ranking officials in Japan’s classical imperial government, serving as a chief minister alongside the Udaijin (Minister of the Right) in the ritsuryō administrative system.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf court title
government office
imperial Japanese office
appliesToPeriod classical Japan
associatedWithDynasty Yamato court NERFINISHED
belowOffice Dainagon NERFINISHED
category Government of the Empire of Japan (historical) NERFINISHED
Japanese imperial court ranks
coequalOffice Udaijin NERFINISHED
country Japan
governmentBranch central government
heldAlongside Udaijin NERFINISHED
higherOffice Daijō-daijin NERFINISHED
languageOfName Japanese
legalBasis ritsuryō codes
literalMeaning Minister of the Left
officeType chief minister
partOf Daijō-kan NERFINISHED
ritsuryō system NERFINISHED
positionInGovernment one of the highest-ranking officials
rankRelativeToDaijō-daijin subordinate to the Daijō-daijin
rankRelativeToEmperor subordinate to the Emperor of Japan
rankRelativeToUdaijin senior to the Udaijin
responsibleFor administration of state
advising the emperor
assisting the Daijō-daijin in state affairs
supervising high officials
scriptForm 左大臣
seatOfOffice Heian-kyō NERFINISHED
Nara NERFINISHED
usedInPeriod Heian period NERFINISHED
Nara period NERFINISHED
early medieval Japan

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Daijō-kan (Council of State of Japan) hasPosition Sadaijin (Minister of the Left)