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List of kuge families

List of Kuge families include the high level bureaucrats and nobles (kuge) in the Japanese Imperial court.[1] This list is based on the lineage of the family (the clan from which the family derives, such as the Minamoto, Fujiwara, or Taira) and the kakaku (家格 [ja], rank). The kuge along with the daimyō made up the nobility (kazoku) of post-Meiji Restoration Japan. The kazoku was abolished shortly after World War II.

The kakaku consists of six ranks, from highest to lowest, they are Sekke (摂家), Seigake [ja] (清華家), Daijinke [ja] (大臣家), Urinke [ja] (羽林家), Meike [ja] (名家), and Hanke [ja] (半家).

Minamoto clan (Genji)

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Seigake

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Daijinke

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Urinke

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Hanke

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Fujiwara clan

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Originally, the Fujiwara four families (藤原四家) were branches established by the four sons of Fujiwara no Fuhito:[2] Nanke, Hokke, Shikike, and Kyōke.[3] Hokke later became the most successful out of the four families, and there are five main branches from Hokke, known as the Sekke,[4] otherwise known as Five regent houses:

And other cadet branches of Fujiwara, becoming one of Kuge, include:

Seigake

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Daijinke

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Urinke

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Meika

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Hanke

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Taira clan (Heishi)

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Meika

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Hanke

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Others

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Hanke

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References

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  1. ^ Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Kuge" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 570.
  2. ^ Nussbaum, "Fujiwara no Fuhito" at p. 202.
  3. ^ Brinkley, Frank and Dairoku Kikuchi. (1915). A History of the Japanese People from the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era, p. 203., p. 203, at Google Books; excerpt, "Muchimaro's home, being in the south (nan) of the capital, was called Nan-ke; Fusazaki's, being in the north (hoku), was termed Hoku-ke; Umakai's was spoken of as Shiki-ke, since he presided over the Department of Ceremonies (shiki), and Maro's went by the name of Kyō-ke, this term also having reference to his office."
  4. ^ Nussbaum, "Go-sekke" at p. 260.
  5. ^ Papinot, Jacques Edmond Joseph. (1906). Dictionnaire d’histoire et de géographie du Japon; Papinot, (2003). "Ichijō," Nobiliare du Japon, p. 13; retrieved 2013-8-13.
  6. ^ Papinot, (2003). "Konoe," Nobiliare du Japon, p. 24; retrieved 2013-8-13.
  7. ^ Papinot, (2003). "Kujō" at p. 25; retrieved 2013-8-13.
  8. ^ Papinot, (2003). "Nijō" at p. 42; retrieved 2013-8-13.
  9. ^ Papinot, (2003). "Takatsukasa" at p. 58; retrieved 2013-8-13.
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