Kanpaku Awata - Kanpaku Awata

…After Kaneie became regent, he was promoted to the position of Minister of the Right, and in 995, after the death of his elder brother Michitaka, he took the long-awaited position of Kanpaku. However, he died only seven days after assuming the position, so he was called the "Seven-day Kanpaku." He was known by the world as Awata Kanpaku and Machijiridono. [Yoshihiko Hashimoto]…

*Some of the terminology explanations that refer to "Awata Kanpaku" are listed below.

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…兼家の摂政就任後，連年官位を進めて右大臣に昇り，995年兄道隆の没後，待望の関白の座についたが，就任の奏慶後，わずか7日で没したので，〈七日関白〉と称された。世に粟田関白，町尻殿と号した。【橋本 義彦】。…

※「粟田関白」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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