Right Guards - Ukon-enojin

…The Imperial Guard was a post for the Imperial Guards who were responsible for guarding the Imperial Palace. The Left Imperial Guard was located in the west wing of the Giyoden Hall inside the Nikkamon Gate, but was later moved to the south side of the northeast corridor of the Shishinden Hall (where the Imperial Guard's Jinza is now located in the Kyoto Imperial Palace). The Right Imperial Guard was located in the east wing of the Koshoden Hall inside the Gekkamon Gate. According to an article from 934 (Shohei 4) in the Ribu Oki, when the Emperor's throne was located in the Seiryoden or Hikosha Hall, the Jinza was located in the Right Imperial Guard, and when it was located in the Kokiden Hall, the Jinza was located in the Left Imperial Guard. However, in recent years, it is said that the Jinza has often been located in the Left Imperial Guard, regardless of the distance from the throne, and even in later examples, there are many cases where the Jinza was located in the Left Imperial Guard, which was close to the Giyoden Hall where the nobles' main seats were located. …

*Some of the terminology used to refer to the "Ukon'ejin" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

…近衛陣は内裏の警衛に当たる近衛の詰所で，左近衛陣は日華門内の宜陽殿西廂にあったが，のちに紫宸殿の東北廊南面(現在の京都御所の陣座の位置)に移った。右近衛陣は月華門内の校書殿東廂にあった。《吏部王記》の934年(承平4)の記事によれば，陣座は，天皇の御座所が清涼殿や飛香舎にあったときは右近衛陣に，弘徽殿にあったときは左近衛陣に設けられたが，近年は御座所との遠近にかかわりなく，左近衛陣に設けることが多くなったといい，その後の実例でも，公卿の本座のある宜陽殿に近い左近衛陣に設けられた例が多い。…

※「右近衛陣」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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