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was a Japanese Imperial court position and the title of the chief education expert in the rigid court hierarchy. The Imperial ''Daigaku-no kami'' predates the Heian period; and the court position continued up through the early Meiji period. The title and position were conferred in the name of the Emperor of Japan. In the Edo period, the head of the educational and bureaucrat training system for the Tokugawa shogunate was also known by the honorific title ''Daigaku-no kami'', which effectively translates as "Head of the State University." The title and position were conferred in the name of the shogun. ==Imperial court hierarchy== The Imperial court position of ''Daigaku-no kami'' identified the chief education expert in the Imperial retinue. The ''Daigaku-no kami'' was head of the Imperial University, the ''Daigaku-ryō''. The title arose during evolution of governmental reorganizations beginning in 701. These pre-Heian period innovations are collectively known as the . The position and the title ultimately came about under the direction of Prince Osakabe, Fujiwara no Fuhito and Awata no Mahito at the request of Emperor Mommu. Like many other developments at the time, the title was an adaptation derived from the governmental system of China's Tang Dynasty. The somewhat inflexible hierarchical nature of the court requires that the function of the ''Daigaku-no kami'' be understood both in terms of specific functions and in terms of those ranking above and below in the Ministry of Civil Services. In the Asuka period, the Nara period and the Heian period, the Imperial court hierarchy encompassed a ; also known as the "Ministry of Legislative Direction and Public Instruction".〔(Ministry of Civil Administration ), Sheffield.〕 This ministry collected and maintained biographical archives of meritorious subjects.〔Ury, Marian. (1999). "Chinese Learning and Intellectual Life," ''The Cambridge history of Japan: Heian Japan'', p. 361.〕 Within this ministry structure, the highest-ranking official was the ;〔Varley, H. Paul , ed. (1980). ''Jinnō Shōtōki,'' p. 272.〕 also known as Chief minister of public instruction. This office was typically filled by a son or close relative of the emperor. For example, in 773 (''Hōki 4''), the ''daigaku-no-kami'' was Yamabe''-shinnō'',〔Ponsonby-Fane, Richard. (1959). ''The Imperial Family,'' pp. 60-61.〕 who was named Crown Prince and heir of Emperor Kōnin.〔Titsingh, Isaac. (1834). ; Ponsonby-Fane, p. 317.〕 There were seven judges who directly assisted this minister.〔Titsingh, pp. 427-428.〕 Ranking just below these judges were educational authorities: * .〔Titsingh, p. 428.〕 * * .〔 * * .〔 * * .〔 * * .〔 * * . There would have been many copyist calligraphers working under the direction of the chief calligrapher.〔 * * .〔 * * —two positions.〔 * * —two positions.〔 * * —two positions.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Daigaku-no-kami」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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