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, was a government position in Japan in the late Nara and Heian periods. The position was consolidated in the Taihō Code of 702. The Asuka Kiyomihara Code of 689 marks the initial appearance of the ''udaijin'' in the context of a central administrative body called the ''Daijō-kan'' (Council of State). This early Daijō-kan was composed of the three ministers—the ''daijō-daijin'' (Chancellor), the ''sadaijin'' (Minister of the Left) and the ''udaijin''.〔Hall, John Whitney ''et al.'' (1993). ( ''The Cambridge History of Japan,'' p. 232. )〕 The ''udaijin'' was the Junior Minister of State, overseeing all branches of the ''Daijō-kan''. He would be the deputy of the ''sadaijin''.〔''Shin-meikai-kokugo-jiten'', Sanseido Co., Ltd., Tokyo 1974〕 The post of ''udaijin'', along with the rest of the ''Daijō-kan'' structure, gradually lost power over the 10th and 11th centuries, as the Fujiwara came to dominate politics more and more. The system was essentially powerless by the end of the 12th century, when the Minamoto, a warrior clan and branch of the imperial family, seized control of the country from the court aristocracy (''kuge''). However, it is not entirely clear whether the ''Daijō-kan'' system was formally dismantled prior to the Meiji era. ==See also== * Daijō-kan * Kugyō * Sessho and Kampaku * List of Daijō-daijin * Kōkyū * Kuge * Imperial Household Agency 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「Udaijin」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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