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In Japan, Sesshō (摂政) was a regent who was named to act on behalf of either a child emperor before his coming of age, or an empress regnant. The Kampaku...

139°59′55″E / 37.1016692°N 139.9985806°E / 37.1016692; 139.9985806 The Sessho-seki (殺生石, Sesshōseki), or "Killing Stone", is a stone in the volcanic mountains...

The Five Regent Houses (五摂家; go-sekke) is a collective term for the five families of the Fujiwara clan that monopolized the regent position of Sekkan in...

of the Heian period (794–1185) through the monopoly of regent positions, Sesshō and Kampaku. The family's primary strategy for central influence was through...

that the spirit of Tamamo-no-mae embedded itself into a stone called the Sesshō-seki. The stone continually released poisonous gas, killing everything that...

political center and monopolized the highest positions in the court, such as sesshō (摂政, Imperial Regent for Minor Emperors), kampaku (関白, Imperial Regent fo...

music Taikō (太閤) a title given to a retired Kampaku regent in Japan—see Sesshō and Kampaku. Commonly refers to Toyotomi Hideyoshi Chatham Island taiko...

reign, this apex of the Daijō-kan included: Sesshō, Kujō Tadaie, 1274 Sesshō, Ichijō Ietsune, 1274–1275 Sesshō, Takatsukasa Kanehira, 1275–1278 Kampaku,...

Fujiwara no Tadamichi is relieved of his responsibilities and duties as sesshō (regent); and simultaneously, Tadamichi is named kampaku. August 17, 1135...

the Daijō-kan included: Sesshō, Kujō Norizane, 1231–1232 Sesshō, Kujō Norizane, 1232–1235 Sesshō, Kujō Michiie, 1235–1237 Sesshō, Konoe Kanetsune, 1237–1242...

The characters of the Inuyasha manga series were created by Rumiko Takahashi. Most of the series takes place in a fictional version of Japan's Warring...

were appointed to the position. As the Fujiwara clan—which dominated the Sesshō (摂政, Imperial Regent for Minor Emperors) and Kampaku (関白, Imperial Regent...

The most prominent members of the kuge became regents to the emperor (sesshō or kampaku). These daijō-kan offices were restricted to members of the Fujiwara...

Kazan's reign, this apex of the Daijō-kan included: Sesshō, Fujiwara no Kaneie (藤原兼家), 929–990. Sesshō, Fujiwara no Michitaka (藤原道隆), 953–995. Kampaku, Fujiwara...

to marry off their daughters to the emperor and assume the positions of Sesshō (摂政, Imperial Regent for Minor Emperors) and Kampaku (関白, Imperial Regent...

the government. These arrangements established the tradition of regents (Sesshō and Kampaku), with these positions held only by a Fujiwara sekke lord. Earlier...

this apex of the Daijō-kan included: Sesshō, Ichijō Sanetsune, 1246–1247 Sesshō, Konoe Kanetsune, 1247–1252 Sesshō, Takatsukasa Kanehira, 1252–1254 Kampaku...

political center and monopolized the highest positions in the court, such as Sesshō (摂政, Imperial Regent for Minor Emperors), Kampaku (関白, Imperial Regent fo...

first head of the Emperor's Private Office. Another Fujiwara became regent, Sesshō for his grandson, then a minor emperor and yet another was appointed Kampaku...

Emperor Seiwa, Yoshifusa assumed the role of regent (sesshō) for the young monarch. He was the first sesshō in Japanese history who was not himself of imperial...