House of Peers

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The House of Peers was the upper chamber of Japan’s Imperial Diet, composed largely of nobility and imperial appointees, that functioned during the Meiji and early Shōwa periods.

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House of Peers canonical 8
House of Peers chamber 1

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf defunct organization
legislative chamber
upper house
abolishedAsResultOf post–World War II constitutional reforms
abolishedBy Constitution of Japan (1947)
associatedWithEvent promulgation of the Meiji Constitution
composedOf Japanese nobility
imperial appointees
members elected by academic institutions
members elected by high taxpayers
country Japan
dissolved 1947
endTime May 1947
establishedBy Meiji Constitution
governingSystemContext constitutional monarchy
hasFunction approval of treaties
deliberation of national budgets
participation in constitutional amendments
review of legislation passed by the House of Representatives
hasJapaneseName 貴族院
hasJurisdiction Empire of Japan
linked to: Japan
hasMemberType appointed members
elected members
hereditary peers
imperial family members
hasRole upper chamber of the Imperial Diet
hasSelectionMethod election by peers and institutions
hereditary succession for some seats
imperial appointment
hasVotingSystem indirect election for some members
historicalPrecursor Daijō-kan (Council of State of Japan)
historicalSuccessor House of Councillors
houseType upper house
inception 1890
languageUsed Japanese
legalBasis Constitution of the Empire of Japan
linked to: Meiji Constitution
legislativeBodyFor Empire of Japan
linked to: Japan
location Tokyo
meetsIn National Diet Building
partOf Imperial Diet of Japan
linked to: Imperial Diet
partOfPeriod Meiji period
linked to: Meiji era

Taishō period
linked to: Taisho era

early Shōwa period
linked to: Showa era
replacedBy House of Councillors
startTime November 1890
subordinateTo Emperor of Japan
transcribedName Kizoku-in

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Meiji era legislativeBody House of Peers
House of Councillors replaced House of Peers
Meiji Constitution upperHouse House of Peers
Imperial Diet hasComponent House of Peers
House of Councillors chamber precededBy House of Peers chamber
linked to: House of Peers
Sangiin replaced House of Peers
Kizoku-in literalMeaning House of Peers
Teikoku Gikai hasPart House of Peers
Teikoku Gikai upperHouse House of Peers