was the former Imperial university of Japan, founded at the end of the 7th century.
[Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "''Daigaku-ryō''" in .] The Daigaku-ryō predates the
Heian period
The is the last division of classical Japanese history, running from 794 to 1185. It followed the Nara period, beginning when the 50th emperor, Emperor Kanmu, moved the capital of Japan to Heian-kyō (modern Kyoto). means "peace" in Japan ...
, continuing in various forms through the early
Meiji period
The is an era of Japanese history that extended from October 23, 1868 to July 30, 1912.
The Meiji era was the first half of the Empire of Japan, when the Japanese people moved from being an isolated feudal society at risk of colonization ...
. The director of the ''Daigaku-ryō'' was called the
Daigaku-no-kami
was a Japanese Imperial court position and the title of the chief education expert in the rigid court hierarchy. The Imperial ''Daigaku-no-kami'' predates the Heian period; and the court position continued up through the early Meiji period. The ...
.
[Titsingh, Isaac. (1834). ]
The Daigaku-ryō was located near the Suzaku Mon at southern border of Kyoto's grid. In the 12th century, the original structure was destroyed by fire, and it was not rebuilt.
Ritsuryō organization
The Daigaku-ryō was reorganized in 701.
It became part of the , also known as the "Ministry of Legislative Direction and Public Instruction". Among other duties, this ministry collected and maintained biographical archives of meritorious subjects, and those who would carry out the functions of the ministry were trained at the Daigaku-ryō.
The was responsible for the examination of students and the celebration of festivals associated with Confucius and his disciples.
Educational authorities associated with the Daigaku-ryō included:
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History
Prince Yamabe (who later became Emperor Kanmu) was Daigaku-no-kami in 766 (''
Tenpyō-jingo 2'').
The institution had become a hollow shell by the
Engi era (901-923), but its fortunes revived somewhat under the patronage of
Emperor Daigo
was the 60th emperor of Japan,Imperial Household Agency (''Kunaichō'') 醍醐天皇 (60)/ref> according to the traditional order of succession.
Daigo's reign spanned the years from 897 through 930. He is named after his place of burial.
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* May 27, 1177 (''
Angen 3, 28th day, 4th month''): A fire burned the university structure to ashes.
[Minakata Kumagusu and F. Victor Dickens. (1905). "A Japanese Thoreau of the Twelfth Century," ]
See also
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Yushima Seidō
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Taixue, the highest rank of educational establishment in Ancient China between the Han Dynasty and Sui Dynasty
Notes
References
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Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric and Käthe Roth. (2005)
''Japan encyclopedia.''Cambridge:
Harvard University Press
Harvard University Press (HUP) is a publishing house established on January 13, 1913, as a division of Harvard University, and focused on academic publishing. It is a member of the Association of American University Presses. After the retir ...
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OCLC 58053128*
Ponsonby-Fane, Richard. (1956). ''Kyoto: The Old Capital of Japan, 794–1869.'' Kyoto: The Ponsonby Memorial Society.
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Sansom, George Bailey. (1932). "Early Japanese Law and Administration," ''Transactions of the Asiatic Society of Japan.'' Tokyo: Kegan Paul Trench Trubner & Co
OCLC 254862976*
Titsingh, Isaac. (1834)
''Annales des empereurs du Japon''(''
Nihon Odai Ichiran
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''). Paris: Royal Asiatic Society, Oriental Translation Fund of Great Britain and Ireland
OCLC 5850691
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