Prince (kōshaku) of the kazoku peerage

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Prince (kōshaku) of the kazoku peerage was a high-ranking hereditary noble title in Imperial Japan’s aristocratic kazoku system, roughly equivalent to a European duke.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf aristocratic rank
hereditary title
kazoku title
noble title
abolishedBy postwar Japanese Constitution
abolishedIn 1947
aboveRank Marquis (kōshaku / kōshaku-kō) or equivalent lower rank
associatedWith Meiji era nobility reforms
former feudal lords integrated into kazoku
high-ranking court nobility
belongsToCategory Japanese nobility
hereditary titles
peerage titles
belowRank none within kazoku (top rank)
country Empire of Japan
linked to: Japan
distinctFrom shinnō (imperial prince)
linked to: Prince of Japan

ō (prince of the blood)
entitledTo membership in the House of Peers (under certain conditions)
genderRestriction primarily male titleholder
governingSystemContext constitutional monarchy of the Empire of Japan
grantedBy Emperor of Japan
heritability hereditary in male line
introducedDuring Meiji period
linked to: Meiji era
JapaneseName 公爵
languageOfName Japanese
legalBasis kazoku-related laws of the Empire of Japan
modeledOn European peerage ranks
partOf kazoku peerage system
rankWithinKazoku first of five kazoku ranks
highest rank
relativeRank equivalent to European duke
romajiTranscription kōshaku
roughlyEquivalentTitle British duke
German herzog
socialClass kazoku aristocracy
sphereOfUse civil aristocratic hierarchy
status abolished
timePeriod late 19th century to mid 20th century
titleNature non-sovereign nobility rank
usedFor heads of certain noble houses
usedIn Imperial Japan
writingSystem kanji

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Yamagata Aritomo nobleTitle Prince (kōshaku) of the kazoku peerage
Itō Hirobumi nobleTitle kōshaku (prince) in the kazoku peerage
linked to: Prince (kōshaku) of the kazoku peerage
hakushaku (count) in the kazoku peerage lowerThan kōshaku (marquis) in the kazoku peerage
linked to: Prince (kōshaku) of the kazoku peerage
Prince Saionji Kinmochi nobleTitle Prince of the kazoku peerage
linked to: Prince (kōshaku) of the kazoku peerage