go-sekke (Five Regent Houses)
E950187
Japanese aristocratic institution
Japanese kuge family
group of noble families
political power structure
The go-sekke (Five Regent Houses) were the five most prestigious branches of the Fujiwara clan that monopolized the positions of regent and chief advisor to the Japanese emperor during much of the feudal era.
Observed surface forms (6)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| go-sekke | 0 |
| Ichijō family | 0 |
| Konoe family | 0 |
| Kujō family | 0 |
| Nijō family | 0 |
| Takatsukasa family | 0 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Japanese aristocratic institution
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Japanese kuge family ⓘ Japanese kuge family ⓘ Japanese kuge family ⓘ Japanese kuge family ⓘ Japanese kuge family ⓘ group of noble families ⓘ political power structure ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Five Regent Houses
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Gosekke NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnClan | Fujiwara clan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| branchOf |
Fujiwara clan
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Fujiwara clan NERFINISHED ⓘ Fujiwara clan NERFINISHED ⓘ Fujiwara clan NERFINISHED ⓘ Fujiwara clan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| culturalRole | patrons of classical Japanese culture ⓘ |
| declineFactor | Meiji Restoration NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| etymology | "go" meaning five and "sekke" meaning regent houses ⓘ |
| hasMember |
Ichijō family
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Konoe family NERFINISHED ⓘ Kujō family NERFINISHED ⓘ Nijō family NERFINISHED ⓘ Takatsukasa family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heldOffice |
kanpaku
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sesshō ⓘ |
| hereditaryStatus | hereditary regent houses ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
Azuchi–Momoyama period
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Edo period NERFINISHED ⓘ Kamakura period NERFINISHED ⓘ Muromachi period NERFINISHED ⓘ late Heian period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedInstitution | Imperial Court of Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Japanese ⓘ |
| legalStatus | recognized by the imperial court ⓘ |
| maintainedPowerThrough |
control of court ranks
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marriage alliances with the imperial family ⓘ |
| monopolizedOffice |
chief advisor to the Japanese emperor
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regent to the Japanese emperor ⓘ |
| originatedFrom | Fujiwara regent family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Fujiwara clan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalRole |
controlled access to the emperor
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dominated imperial regency ⓘ |
| powerBase | Kyoto NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
Fujiwara regents
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kuge aristocracy ⓘ |
| scriptOfName | kanji ⓘ |
| selectionRule | only members could become sesshō or kanpaku ⓘ |
| socialClass | kuge ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.