Udaijin

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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

References

 
This ancient Imperial minister was part of the Imperial court
  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.