Udaijin

Udaijin (右大臣, Minister of the Right) was a government position in Japan in the late Nara and Heian periods.^[1]

History

The position was established in the Taihō Code of 702. The official acted in the context of a Council of State (daijō-kan) which was made up of the three men.^[2]

the Chancellor or Prime Minister (daijō-daijin)
the Minister of the Left (sadaijin)
the Minister of the Right.

The Taihō Code system was replaced in the Meiji period.

Related pages

Imperial Household Agency

References

This ancient Imperial minister was part of the Imperial court

↑ Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Daijin" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 139.
↑ Hall, John Whitney et al. (1993). The Cambridge History of Japan, pp. 232-233.

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[1] Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Daijin" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 139.

[2] Hall, John Whitney et al. (1993). The Cambridge History of Japan, pp. 232-233.

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