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was a counselor of the first rank in the Imperial court of Japan.〔Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Nagon" in ; n.b., the title is a composite created from ''dai-'' (meaning "great" or "first") and ''-nagon'' (meaning "counselor") -- see Titsingh, Isaac. (1834). 〕 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.〔Nussbaum, "Dainagon" in .〕 The post was created in 702 by the Taihō Code, and evolved out of the earlier post ''Oimonomōsu-tsukasa''. Holders of the office were of the Senior Third Rank. They assisted the Minister of the Left (the ''Sadaijin'') and the Minister of the Right (the ''Udaijin'').〔Screech, T. ''Secret Memoirs of the Shoguns: Isaac Titsingh and Japan, 1779-1822,'' p. 157.〕 By the mid-17th century, the ''Dainagon'' counselor or state, was expected to work closely the ''Minister of the Center'' (the ''Naidaijin''), whose position ranked just below the ''Udaijin'' and the ''Sadaijin.'' This court position evolved to ensure that someone will be always prepared to replace or assist the main court officials if, for any reason, it should be impossible for one of the two senior counselors to devote himself to his duties and responsibilities in all matters.〔Titsingh, Isaac. (1834). 〕 The ''Dainagon'' ranked just above all other ''kuge'' in the ''kugyō'' except the ''Daijō-daijin'', ''Udaijin,'' ''Sadaijin,'' and ''Naidaijin.'' This ancient office would have been roughly equivalent to that of vice-minister in the modern cabinet system. It was abolished in 1871.〔(Unterstein (in German) ): (Ranks in Ancient and Meiji Japan (in English and French) ), pp. 6, 27.〕 ==Dainagon in context== Any exercise of meaningful powers of court officials in the pre-Meiji period reached its nadir during the years of the Tokugawa shogunate, and yet the core structures of ritsuryō government did manage to endure for centuries.〔Dickson, Walter G. ''et al.'' (1898). ; excerpt at p. 56, "Klaproth has given in his "Annals of the Emperors" a sketch of these eight boards, with the offices under each. It is ... a concise account of the government of Japan. The study of such a subject is rather dry and uninteresting, but it is necessary for any one who wishes to make himself acquainted with Japanese history, either of the past or of the present day...."〕 In order to appreciate the office of ''Dainagon'', it is necessary to evaluate its role in the traditional Japanese context of a durable yet flexible framework. In this bureaucratic network and a hierarchy of functionaries, the ''Dainagon'' functioned like mouthpieces to and from the board, and in consultation with the board.〔Dickson, 〕 The role of ''Dainagon'' was an important element in the ''Daijō-kan'' (Council of State). The Daijō-kan schema proved to be adaptable in the creation of constitutional government in the modern period.〔Ozaki, Yukio. (2001). 〕 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「Dainagon」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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