Three Kanrei - Sankanrei

Japanese: 三管領 - さんかんれい

The three families of Shiba, Hosokawa, and Hatakeyama were selected as Kanrei in the Muromachi Shogunate. Kanrei was the highest position in the Shogunate, assisting the Shogun and overseeing government affairs. They were initially called stewards and were appointed by Takano Moronao and Niki Yoriaki, but in 1362 (Shogun Ashikaga Yoshiakira), under Shiba Yoshimasa, they were renamed Kanrei. After 1398 (Shogun Yoshimochi), they were appointed from among the three families of the Ashikaga clan, Shiba, Hosokawa, and Hatakeyama, so they were called the Three Kanrei (Sankan) and were considered to be the highest-ranking families in the Muromachi Shogunate.

Source: Obunsha Japanese History Dictionary, Third Edition About Obunsha Japanese History Dictionary, Third Edition

Japanese:

室町幕府の管領に選任される，斯波 (しば) ・細川・畠山の３家のこと
管領は将軍を補佐して政務を総覧する幕府最高役職。初め執事といい高師直 (こうのもろなお) ・仁木頼章らが任ぜられたが，1362年（将軍足利義詮 (よしあきら) ），斯波義将 (よしまさ) のときには管領と改称され，さらに'98年（将軍義持）以後，足利氏一族の斯波・細川・畠山の３氏の中から任命されたので，三管領（三管）と呼び，室町幕府最高の家柄とみなされた。

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