Daijō-kan
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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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17 sectionsContents
- 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).
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