Sadaijin

Sadaijin (左大臣, Minister of the Left) 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
the Minister of the Right (udaijin).

The Taihō Code system was replaced in the Meiji period.

Related pages

Imperial Household Agency

References

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

[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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