This is a list of Sesshō and Kampaku of Japan. The Sesshō were regents for underage Emperors and reigning Empresses. Kampaku were theoretically a sort of chief advisor for the Emperor, but were effectively regents for adult Emperors. During the Heian era, they were the effective rulers of Japan. There was little, if any, effective difference between the two titles, and several individuals merely alternated titles as child Emperors grew to adulthood, or adult Emperors retired or died and were replaced by child Emperors.
Sesshō and Kampaku of the Heian Era
| Sesshō
| Kampaku
| Reign
| Emperor
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| Fujiwara no Yoshifusa
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| 858 – 872
| Seiwa
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| Fujiwara no Mototsune
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| 872 – 880
| Seiwa, Yōzei
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| Fujiwara no Mototsune
| 880 – 890
| Yōzei, Kōkō, Uda
|
| Fujiwara no Tadahira
|
| 930 – 941
| Suzaku
|
|
| Fujiwara no Tadahira
| 941 – 949
| Suzaku, Murakami
|
|
| Fujiwara no Saneyori
| 967 – 969
| Reizei
|
| Fujiwara no Saneyori
|
| 969 – 970
| En'yū
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| Fujiwara no Koretada
|
| 970 – 972
| En'yū
|
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| Fujiwara no Kanemichi?
| 972 – 977
| En'yū
|
|
| Fujiwara no Yoritada
| 977 – 986
| En'yū, Kazan
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| Fujiwara no Kaneie
|
| 986 – 990
| Ichijō
|
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| Fujiwara no Kaneie
| May 5 (lunar calendar), 990 – May 8, 990
| Ichijō
|
|
| Fujiwara no Michitaka
| May 8, 990 – May 26, 990
| Ichijō
|
| Fujiwara no Michitaka
|
| 990 – 983
| Ichijō
|
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| Fujiwara no Michitaka
| 983 – 995
| Ichijō
|
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| Fujiwara no Michikane
| April 28, 995 – May 8, 995
| Ichijō
|
| Fujiwara no Michinaga
|
| 1016 – 1017
| Go-Ichijō
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| Fujiwara no Yorimichi
|
| 1017 – 1019
| Go-Ichijō
|
|
| Fujiwara no Yorimichi
| 1019 – 1067
| Go-Ichijō, Go-Reizei
|
|
| Fujiwara no Norimichi
| 1068 – 1075
| Go-Sanjō, Shirakawa
|
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| Fujiwara no Morozane
| 1075 – 1086
| Shirakawa
|
| Fujiwara no Morozane
|
| 1086 – 1090
| Horikawa
|
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| Fujiwara no Morozane
| 1090 – 1094
| Horikawa
|
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| Fujiwara no Moromichi
| 1094 – 1099
| Horikawa
|
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| Fujiwara no Tadazane
| 1105 – 1107
| Horikawa
|
| Fujiwara no Tadazane
|
| 1107 – 1113
| Toba
|
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| Fujiwara no Tadazane
| 1113 – 1121
| Toba
|
|
| Fujiwara no Tadamichi
| 1121 – 1123
| Toba
|
| Fujiwara no Tadamichi
|
| 1123 – 1129
| Sutoku
|
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| Fujiwara no Tadamichi
| 1129 – 1141
| Sutoku
|
| Fujiwara no Tadamichi
|
| 1141 – 1150
| Konoe
|
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| Fujiwara no Tadamichi
| 1150 – 1158
| Konoe, Go-Shirakawa
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| Konoe Motomi?
| 1158 – 1165
| Nijō
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| Konoe Motomi
|
| 1165 – 1166
| Rokujō
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| ???? (松殿基房)
|
| 1166 – 1172
| Rokujō, Takakura
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| ???? (松殿基房)
| 1172 – 1179
| Takakura
|
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| Konoe Motomichi
| 1179 – 1180
| Takakura
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| Konoe Motomichi
|
| 1180 – 1183
| Antoku
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| ?? Shika? (松殿師家)
|
| 1183 – 1184
| Antoku
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| Konoe Motomichi
|
| 1184 – 1186
| Antoku, Go-Toba
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| Kujō Kanezane
|
| 1186 – 1191
| Go-Toba
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| Kujō Kanezane
| 1191 – 1196
| Go-Toba
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Famous Sesshō and Kampaku of the Kamakura period
Famous Sesshō and Kampaku of the Muromachi period
Famous Sesshō and Kampaku of the Edo period
Sesshō of the modern era
Under the Imperial Household Law, the office of sesshō is restricted to the Imperial Family.
