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Also known as Daijo-kan, Dajo-kan, Dajō-kan, Great Council of State

The , also known as the Great Council of State, was (i) (Daijō-kan) the highest organ of Japan's premodern Imperial government under the Ritsuryō legal system during and after the Nara period or (ii) (Dajō-kan) the highest organ of Japan's government briefly restored to power after the Meiji Restoration, which was replaced by the Cabinet. In Yamato name it is also called "Ōmatsurigoto-no-Tsukasa" ().

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Within Vinony's link graph, Daijō-kan is referenced by 455 other articles, and connects out to Meiji era, Kenmu Restoration and Daijō-daijin.

It is catalogued under topics including Classical Japan, Former government ministries of Japan and Government of feudal Japan.

Its subject is documented across 22 Wikipedia language editions.

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Has part
Shōnagon
Country
Japan
Headquarters
Fujiwara-kyō
Image
Heijō Palace, Daijokan-ato in 2019-3.jpg
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Commons category
Daijō-kan
dissolved, abolished or demolished date
1868-00-00
inception
0701-00-00
position held by head of the organization
Daijō-daijin
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Encyclopedic overview

17 sections
Contents
  • Ritsuryō organization and hierarchy
  • Council of State
  • Ritsuryō Eight Ministries
  • Ministry of the Center
  • Ministry of Civil Services
  • Ministry of Ceremonies
  • Ministry of Popular Affairs
  • Ministry of War
  • Ministry of Justice
  • Ministry of the Treasury
  • Ministry of the Imperial Household
  • Tokugawa courtiers
  • Geo-political sub-divisions
  • See also
  • Notes
  • References
  • External links

The , also known as the Great Council of State, was (i) (Daijō-kan) the highest organ of Japan's premodern Imperial government under the Ritsuryō legal system during and after the Nara period or (ii) (Dajō-kan) the highest organ of Japan's government briefly restored to power after the Meiji Restoration, which was replaced by the Cabinet. In Yamato name it is also called "Ōmatsurigoto-no-Tsukasa" ().

It was consolidated in the Taihō Code of 702. The Asuka Kiyomihara Code of 689 marks the initial appearance of this central administrative body composed of the three ministers—the Daijō-daijin (Chancellor), the Sadaijin (Minister of the Left) and the Udaijin (Minister of the Right).

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Daijō-kan” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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