Taikō

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Taikō is the honorific title traditionally given to a retired kampaku (imperial regent) in Japan, most famously associated with the unifying warlord Toyotomi Hideyoshi.

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Taikō canonical 5

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Japanese honorific title ⓘ
court title ⓘ
appliesTo retired kampaku ⓘ
associatedWithGovernmentForm imperial monarchy of Japan ⓘ
associatedWithPerson Toyotomi Hideyoshi ⓘ
category Imperial Japanese court ranks ⓘ
Japanese honorifics ⓘ
Japanese titles of nobility ⓘ
contrastedWith kampaku ⓘ
country Japan ⓘ
culturalSignificance symbol of retired but eminent political authority ⓘ
domain Japanese nobility ⓘ
Japanese political history ⓘ
etymologyNote term used for a grand or exalted court figure ⓘ
hasAlternativeForm Taiko ⓘ
hasRole title for retired imperial regent ⓘ
historicalContext Sengoku period ⓘ
historicalPeriod Azuchi–Momoyama period ⓘ
honorificStatus high court rank ⓘ
isTitleFor imperial regent in retirement ⓘ
language Japanese ⓘ
mostFamousBearer Toyotomi Hideyoshi ⓘ
precondition holder must have served as kampaku ⓘ
relatedTo kampaku ⓘ
linked to: Kampaku
romanization Taikō ⓘ
typeOfRegencyTitle post-retirement title ⓘ
usedAsEpithetFor Toyotomi Hideyoshi ⓘ
usedIn Japanese imperial court ⓘ
writtenInKanji 太閤 ⓘ
linked to: Toyotomi Hideyoshi

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