Episode 2417
Twelve Level Cap and Rank System
Sat, 2023-Dec-16 01:10 UTC
Length - 1:33
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The random article for Saturday, 16 December 2023 is Twelve Level Cap and Rank System.
The Twelve Level Cap and Rank System (冠位十二階, Kan'i Jūnikai), established in 603, was the first of what would be several similar cap and rank systems established during the Asuka period of Japanese history. It was adapted from similar systems that were already in place in Sui dynasty China, Paekche and Koguryŏ. The officials wore silk caps that were decorated with gold and silver, and a feather that indicated the official's rank. The ranks in the twelve level cap and rank system consisted of the greater and the lesser of each of the six Confucian virtues: virtue (徳, toku), benevolence (仁, jin), propriety (禮, rei), sincerity (信, shin), justice (義, gi) and knowledge (智, chi).
The twelve cap system was replaced in 647.
This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 01:10 UTC on Saturday, 16 December 2023.
For the full current version of the article, see Twelve Level Cap and Rank System on Wikipedia.
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