Daijō-daijin
E96311
Daijō-daijin was the highest ministerial post in Japan’s ancient imperial government, effectively serving as the head of the Daijō-kan (Great Council of State) under the ritsuryō system.
Observed surface forms (3)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Daijin | 1 |
| Dajō-daijin | 1 |
| daijō daijin | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
government office
ⓘ
imperial Japanese court title ⓘ political position ⓘ |
| abolishedInPractice | Meiji period reforms ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
Imperial Court of Japan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Yamato court NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appointedBy | Emperor of Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
court aristocracy
ⓘ
kuge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| equivalentOffice |
chancellor
ⓘ
prime minister ⓘ |
| governmentSystem | ritsuryō system ⓘ |
| hasHigherRankThan |
Naidaijin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sadaijin NERFINISHED ⓘ Udaijin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLowerRankThan | Emperor of Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hierarchicalPosition | highest ministerial post in the Daijō-kan ⓘ |
| historicalDevelopment | declined in political importance with rise of shogunate ⓘ |
| historicalFunction |
coordination of other ministers
ⓘ
oversight of state administration ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Japanese ⓘ |
| literalMeaning |
Chancellor of the Realm
ⓘ
Grand Minister of State ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Heian-kyō
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kyoto NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memberOf | imperial court nobility ⓘ |
| notableOfficeHolder |
Fujiwara no Kamatari
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Fujiwara no Mototsune NERFINISHED ⓘ Fujiwara no Yoshifusa NERFINISHED ⓘ Prince Ōtomo NERFINISHED ⓘ Sanjo Sanetomi NERFINISHED ⓘ Toyotomi Hideyoshi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Daijō-kan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Great Council of State NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| replacedBy | modern office of Prime Minister of Japan ⓘ |
| role |
chief minister of state
ⓘ
head of the Great Council of State ⓘ |
| selectionBasis |
high-ranking court noble
ⓘ
member of powerful aristocratic clan ⓘ |
| status | largely ceremonial in later periods ⓘ |
| subordinateTo | Emperor of Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| transliteration | Daijō-daijin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedInPeriod |
Asuka period
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Heian period NERFINISHED ⓘ Nara period NERFINISHED ⓘ early feudal Japan ⓘ |
| writingSystemOfName | kanji ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Ministers of State (Japan)
this entity surface form:
Daijin
this entity surface form:
Dajō-daijin
this entity surface form:
daijō daijin