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The , literally meaning "Inner Minister", was an ancient office in the Japanese Imperial Court. Its role, rank and authority varied throughout the pre-Meiji period of Japanese history, but in general remained as a significant post under the Taihō Code.

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Daijō-kan
Country
Japan
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dissolved, abolished or demolished date
1869-08-15
native label
内大臣
inception
0645-07-12
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  • Pre-Meiji period
  • Meiji period and after
  • See also
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The , literally meaning "Inner Minister", was an ancient office in the Japanese Imperial Court. Its role, rank and authority varied throughout the pre-Meiji period of Japanese history, but in general remained as a significant post under the Taihō Code.

==History== ===Pre-Meiji period=== The office of Naidaijin predated the Taihō Code of 701. Fujiwara no Kamatari was the first person appointed to the post in 669. After the appointment of Fujiwara no Michitaka in 989, the office became permanently established, ranking just below that of Udaijin ("Right Minister") and Sadaijin ("Left Minister").

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