Five regent houses
The Five Regent Houses (
Overview
[edit]Out of the four houses of the Fujiwara clan, the Fujiwara Hokke monopolized the regent position of Sekkan. In the Kamakura period,[2] the Hokke split into the Five Regent Houses, Konoe, Takatsukasa, Kujō, Ichijō, and Nijō.[1][3] These families continued to monopolize the regency from 1252[1] until the Meiji Restoration in 1868.[1][4]
When the regency was abolished as part of the Meiji Restoration, a new hereditary peerage (kazoku) was established, and these houses were all appointed Prince.[4]
The Fujiwara clan also had other families, but traditionally, only these five were eligible for regency. They were the most politically powerful families among the kuge (court nobility).[5]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c d Nihon dai hyakka zensho. Shōgakkan,
小学 館 . 1989.五摂家 . ISBN 4-09-526001-7. OCLC 14970117. - ^ Obunsha Nihonshi jiten ed. 3
旺文社 日本 史 事典 三 訂 版 . Obunsha旺文社 . 2000.北 家 . ISBN 9784010353134. - ^ Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Go-sekke" at p. 260.
- ^ a b Obunsha Nihonshi jiten ed. 3
旺文社 日本 史 事典 三 訂 版 . Obunsha旺文社 . 2000.五摂家 . ISBN 9784010353134. - ^ Nussbaum, "Kuge" at p. 570.