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House of Peers (Japan)

Index House of Peers (Japan)

The was the upper house of the Imperial Diet as mandated under the Constitution of the Empire of Japan (in effect from 11 February 1889 to 3 May 1947). [1]

42 relations: Aristocracy (class), Baron, Chinese language, Chinese social structure, Constitution of Japan, Count, Crown prince, Daimyō, Duke, Emperor of Japan, Empire of Japan, Europe, Fumimaro Konoe, Government of Meiji Japan, Hachisuka Mochiaki, House of Councillors (Japan), House of Lords, House of Representatives (Japan), Iemasa Tokugawa, Itō Hirobumi, Japan Academy, Kazoku, Konoe Atsumaro, Korean nobility, Kuge, Kuniyuki Tokugawa, Marquess, Meiji Constitution, Meiji period, National Diet Building, Peerage, Prince, Privy Council of Japan, Social class, Tokugawa Iesato, Tokyo, United Kingdom, Upper house, Viscount, Westminster system, World War II, Yorinaga Matsudaira.

Aristocracy (class)

The aristocracy is a social class that a particular society considers its highest order.

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Baron

Baron is a rank of nobility or title of honour, often hereditary.

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Chinese language

Chinese is a group of related, but in many cases mutually unintelligible, language varieties, forming a branch of the Sino-Tibetan language family.

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Chinese social structure

The social structure of China has an extensive history which begins from the feudal society of Imperial China to the contemporary era.

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Constitution of Japan

The is the fundamental law of Japan.

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Count

Count (Male) or Countess (Female) is a title in European countries for a noble of varying status, but historically deemed to convey an approximate rank intermediate between the highest and lowest titles of nobility.

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Crown prince

A crown prince is the male heir apparent to the throne in a royal or imperial monarchy.

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Daimyō

The were powerful Japanese feudal lords who, until their decline in the early Meiji period, ruled most of Japan from their vast, hereditary land holdings.

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Duke

A duke (male) or duchess (female) can either be a monarch ruling over a duchy or a member of royalty or nobility, historically of highest rank below the monarch.

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Emperor of Japan

The Emperor of Japan is the head of the Imperial Family and the head of state of Japan.

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Empire of Japan

The was the historical nation-state and great power that existed from the Meiji Restoration in 1868 to the enactment of the 1947 constitution of modern Japan.

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Europe

Europe is a continent located entirely in the Northern Hemisphere and mostly in the Eastern Hemisphere.

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Fumimaro Konoe

Prince was a Japanese politician in the Empire of Japan who served as the 34th, 38th and 39th Prime Minister of Japan and founder/leader of the Imperial Rule Assistance Association.

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Government of Meiji Japan

The was the government that was formed by politicians of the Satsuma Domain and Chōshū Domain in the 1860s.

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Hachisuka Mochiaki

was the 14th and final daimyō of Tokushima Domain, Awa Province, and the 2nd President of the House of Peers in Meiji period Japan.

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House of Councillors (Japan)

The is the upper house of the National Diet of Japan.

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House of Lords

The House of Lords of the United Kingdom, also known as the House of Peers, is the upper house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.

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House of Representatives (Japan)

The is the lower house of the National Diet of Japan.

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Iemasa Tokugawa

Prince also known as Iyemasa, was a Japanese political figure of the Taishō and early Shōwa periods.

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Itō Hirobumi

Prince was a Japanese statesman and genrō.

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Japan Academy

is an honorary organization founded in 1879 to bring together leading Japanese scholars with distinguished records of scientific achievements.

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Kazoku

The was the hereditary peerage of the Empire of Japan, which existed between 1869 and 1947.

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Konoe Atsumaro

Duke was a Japanese politician and journalist of the Meiji era.

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Korean nobility

Korean monarchy existed in Korea until the end of the Japanese occupation.

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Kuge

The was a Japanese aristocratic class that dominated the Japanese imperial court in Kyoto.

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Kuniyuki Tokugawa

Prince was the 13th head of the Mito branch of the Tokugawa clan and the President of the House of Peers in the Diet of Japan.

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Marquess

A marquess (marquis) is a nobleman of hereditary rank in various European peerages and in those of some of their former colonies.

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Meiji Constitution

The Constitution of the Empire of Japan (Kyūjitai: 大日本帝國憲法; Shinjitai: 大日本帝国憲法 Dai-Nippon Teikoku Kenpō), known informally as the Meiji Constitution (明治憲法 Meiji Kenpō), was the constitution of the Empire of Japan which had the proclamation on February 11, 1889, and had enacted since November 29, 1890 until May 2, 1947.

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Meiji period

The, also known as the Meiji era, is a Japanese era which extended from October 23, 1868, to July 30, 1912.

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National Diet Building

The is the building where both houses of the National Diet of Japan meet.

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Peerage

A peerage is a legal system historically comprising hereditary titles in various countries, comprising various noble ranks.

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Prince

A prince is a male ruler or member of a monarch's or former monarch's family ranked below a king and above a duke.

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Privy Council of Japan

was an advisory council to the Emperor of Japan that operated from 1888 to 1947.

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Social class

A social class is a set of subjectively defined concepts in the social sciences and political theory centered on models of social stratification in which people are grouped into a set of hierarchical social categories, the most common being the upper, middle and lower classes.

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Tokugawa Iesato

Prince was the first head of the Tokugawa clan after the overthrow of the Tokugawa bakufu, and a figure in Japanese politics during the Meiji, Taishō and early Shōwa period Japan.

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Tokyo

, officially, is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan and has been the capital since 1869.

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United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain,Usage is mixed with some organisations, including the and preferring to use Britain as shorthand for Great Britain is a sovereign country in western Europe.

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Upper house

An upper house is one of two chambers of a bicameral legislature (or one of three chambers of a tricameral legislature), the other chamber being the lower house.

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Viscount

A viscount (for male) or viscountess (for female) is a title used in certain European countries for a noble of varying status.

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Westminster system

The Westminster system is a parliamentary system of government developed in the United Kingdom.

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World War II

World War II (often abbreviated to WWII or WW2), also known as the Second World War, was a global war that lasted from 1939 to 1945, although conflicts reflecting the ideological clash between what would become the Allied and Axis blocs began earlier.

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Yorinaga Matsudaira

Count was a Japanese political figure of the late Meiji through early Shōwa periods, and served as President of the House of Peers in the Diet of Japan.

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House of Peers of Japan, Japanese House of Peers, Kizoku-in.

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/House_of_Peers_(Japan)

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