shishaku (viscount) in the kazoku peerage

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Shishaku (viscount) in the kazoku peerage was a mid-level hereditary noble title in Japan’s modern aristocratic ranking system, positioned below counts and above barons.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Japanese noble rank
noble title
abolishedWith post–World War II abolition of kazoku
aboveRank danshaku (baron) NERFINISHED
associatedWith modernization of Japanese aristocracy
belongsToSystem modern Japanese aristocratic ranking system
belowRank hakushaku (count)
country Japan
equivalentTo viscount in European peerage systems
governingLaw Meiji-era nobility ordinances
inheritance patrilineal succession
introducedWithSystem kazoku system established in the Meiji era
languageOfTerm Japanese
modeledOn European peerage ranks
nature hereditary
partOf kazoku peerage NERFINISHED
positionInHierarchy above danshaku (baron)
below hakushaku (count)
rankGroup five-rank kazoku system
rankLevel mid-level rank in kazoku hierarchy
relativeStatus higher than baron in kazoku
lower than koshaku (prince or duke)
lower than marquis in kazoku
script Japanese kanji
socialClass Japanese nobility
socialFunction defined status within Meiji-era nobility
timePeriod late 19th century to mid 20th century
translation viscount
usedIn Meiji period Japan NERFINISHED
Taisho period Japan NERFINISHED
early Showa period Japan

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hakushaku (count) in the kazoku peerage higherThan shishaku (viscount) in the kazoku peerage