noun
regency government
Historical term referring to the political system in the Heian period where the Fujiwara clan controlled the imperial court through the positions of sesshō (regent) and kanpaku (chief advisor).
摂関政治は藤原氏によって確立された。
The regency government was established by the Fujiwara clan.
Compound of 摂関 (sekkan, 'regent and chief advisor') and 政治 (seiji, 'politics'). The term refers to the historical regency system.