Dainagon
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was a counselor of the first rank in the Imperial court of Japan. The role dates from the 7th century.
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- Dainagon in context
- Highest Daijō-kan officials
- The Eight Ministries
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was a counselor of the first rank in the Imperial court of Japan. The role dates from the 7th century.
This advisory position remained a part of the Imperial court from the 8th century until the Meiji period in the 19th century.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Dainagon” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.