go-sekke (Five Regent Houses)

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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.

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go-sekke 0
Ichijō family 0
Konoe family 0

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Japanese aristocratic institution
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 NERFINISHED
Gosekke NERFINISHED
basedOnClan Fujiwara clan NERFINISHED
branchOf Fujiwara clan NERFINISHED
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 NERFINISHED
Konoe family NERFINISHED
Kujō family NERFINISHED
Nijō family NERFINISHED
Takatsukasa family NERFINISHED
heldOffice kanpaku
sesshō
hereditaryStatus hereditary regent houses
historicalPeriod Azuchi–Momoyama period NERFINISHED
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
marriage alliances with the imperial family
monopolizedOffice chief advisor to the Japanese emperor
regent to the Japanese emperor
originatedFrom Fujiwara regent family NERFINISHED
partOf Fujiwara clan NERFINISHED
politicalRole controlled access to the emperor
dominated imperial regency
powerBase Kyoto NERFINISHED
relatedConcept Fujiwara regents NERFINISHED
kuge aristocracy
scriptOfName kanji
selectionRule only members could become sesshō or kanpaku
socialClass kuge

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Kujō family memberOfGroup go-sekke (Five Regent Houses)