Daijō-kan

Both the highest organ of Japan's pre-modern Imperial government under Ritsuryō legal system during and after the Nara period, and/or the highest organ of Japan's government briefly restored to power after the Meiji Restoration
Organization government_agency Q1192939
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Daijō-kan

Summary

Daijō-kan is a government agency[1]. Daijō-kan ranks in the top 4% of government_agency entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (291 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Daijō-kan is in the country of Japan[3].
  • Daijō-kan's instance of is recorded as government agency[4].
  • Daijō-kan's headquarters location is recorded as Heian-kyō[5].
  • Daijō-kan's headquarters location is recorded as Heijō-kyō[6].
  • Daijō-kan's headquarters location is recorded as Fujiwara-kyō[7].
  • Daijō-kan is part of structure of the ritsuryō government[8].
  • Daijō-kan's Commons category is recorded as Daijō-kan[9].
  • Daijō-kan's has seal, badge, or sigil is recorded as Outer Seal[10].
  • Daijō-kan comprises Daijō-daijin[11].
  • Daijō-kan comprises Sadaijin[12].
  • Daijō-kan comprises Udaijin[13].
  • Daijō-kan comprises Naidaijin[14].
  • Daijō-kan comprises Dainagon[15].
  • Daijō-kan comprises Chūnagon[16].
  • Daijō-kan comprises Sangi[17].
  • Daijō-kan comprises benkan[18].
  • Daijō-kan comprises Shōnagon[19].
  • 701 marks the founding of Daijō-kan[20].
  • Daijō-kan was dissolved in 1868[21].
  • Daijō-kan's parent organization or unit is recorded as Imperial Court of Japan[22].
  • Daijō-kan's replaced by is recorded as Dajōkan[23].
  • Daijō-kan's different from is recorded as Dajōkan[24].
  • Daijō-kan's position held by head of the organization is recorded as Daijō-daijin[25].

Body

Founding

701 marks the founding of Daijō-kan[20].

Identity

Daijō-kan is part of structure of the ritsuryō government[8].

Operations

Headquarters locations include Heian-kyō[5], a capital of Japan[26], in Q132869361[27], founded in 0794[28]; Heijō-kyō[6], a capital of Japan[29], in Q132869361[30], founded in 0710[31]; and Fujiwara-kyō[7], a capital of Japan[32], in Japan[33], founded in 0694[34]. Daijō-kan's parent organization or unit is recorded as Imperial Court of Japan[22].

Dissolution

Daijō-kan was dissolved in 1868[21].

Why It Matters

Daijō-kan ranks in the top 4% of government_agency entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (291 views/month).[2] Daijō-kan has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[35] Daijō-kan is known by 32 alternative names across languages and contexts.[36]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
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  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
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  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
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  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
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  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [26] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [35] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [36] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 11d ago · Immanuelle · 2026-09-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Commons category Daijō-kan
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    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P6262]]: shinto:Daijō-kan"
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