Nijo Nariyuki
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, son of Nijō Narinobu
, was a Japanese kugyō
(court noble) of the late Edo period
and the early Meiji era. He held regent positions kampaku
from 1863 to 1866 and sesshō
in 1867. He adopted a son of Kujō Hisatada
who became known as Nijō Motohiro
. He also had son Nijō Masamaro
.
Nijo Narinobu
, son of Nijō Harutaka, was a Japanese kugyō of the Edo period . He married a daughter of the seventh head of Mito Domain Tokugawa Harutoshi. The couple had son Nijō Nariyuki, among others.-References:...
, was a Japanese kugyō
Kugyo
is the collective term for the very few most powerful men attached to the court of the Emperor of Japan in pre-Meiji eras. The kugyō was broadly divided into two groups: the , comprising the Chancellor of the Realm, the Minister of the Left, and the Minister of the Right; and the , comprising the...
(court noble) of the late Edo period
Edo period
The , or , is a division of Japanese history which was ruled by the shoguns of the Tokugawa family, running from 1603 to 1868. The political entity of this period was the Tokugawa shogunate....
and the early Meiji era. He held regent positions kampaku
Sessho and Kampaku
In Japan, was a title given to a regent who was named to assist either a child emperor before his coming of age, or an empress. The was theoretically a sort of chief advisor for the emperor, but was the title of both first secretary and regent who assists an adult emperor. During the Heian era,...
from 1863 to 1866 and sesshō
Sessho and Kampaku
In Japan, was a title given to a regent who was named to assist either a child emperor before his coming of age, or an empress. The was theoretically a sort of chief advisor for the emperor, but was the title of both first secretary and regent who assists an adult emperor. During the Heian era,...
in 1867. He adopted a son of Kujō Hisatada
Kujo Hisatada
, son of Nijō Harutaka, was a kuge or Japanese court noble of the Edo period . He was adopted by his brother Suketsugu as his son. He held a regent position kampaku from 1856 to 1862, and retired in 1863, becoming a priest...
who became known as Nijō Motohiro
Nijo Motohiro
Prince , was a Japanese nobleman who served the Meiji government as a court official and member of House of Peers.-Biography:Nijō Motohiro was born in Kyoto as the eighth son of Kujō Hisatada.He was adopted by Nijō Narinobu, another of the five regent houses, to carry on the Nijō family name. His...
. He also had son Nijō Masamaro
Nijo Masamaro
, son of Nijō Nariyuki, was a Japanese politician who served as a member of House of Peers in the Meiji period. He was the father of and . Tamemoto was adopted by Nijō Atsumoto.-References:...
.