Dainagon (大納言, Dainagon^?), often translated as "Great Councillor," was a government post of the Japanese ritsuryo governmental system, which was in place for much of the classical and feudal periods. Ritsuryo (律令) is the historical law system based on the philosophies of Confucianism and Chinese Legalism in Japan. ...

The post was created in 702 by the Taihō Code, and evolved out of the earlier post Oimonomōsu-tsukasa. Holders of the office were of the Senior Third Rank. They assisted the Minister of the Right and the Minister of the Left. // Births April 20 - Jafar Sadiq, Muslim scholar (d. ... The Taihō Code or Code of Taihō ) was an administrative reorganization enacted in 702 in Japan, at the end of the Asuka period. ... Udaijin (右大臣), most commonly translated as Minister of the Right, was a government position in Japan in the late Nara and Heian periods. ... Sadaijin (左大臣), most commonly translated as Minister of the Left, was a government position in Japan in the late Nara and Heian periods. ...