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Fujiwara no Morozane

Type Figure Region Japan Time 1043–1102 Also known as Fujiwara Hokke

Son of Fujiwara no Kanetaka, of the line of Fujiwara no Michinaga's brother, a major minister of mid-late Heian;…

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  1. 1043–1070Kyoto · Kyoto PrefectureSon of Fujiwara no Kanetaka; rose amid the decline of his brothers' lines (Fujiwara no Yoshinori, Fujiwara no Yorimichi), gradually entering the court center and laying the foundation for his son Moromichi's later sesshō and kanpaku posts.
  2. 1070–1102Kyoto · Kyoto PrefectureServed as sesshō and kanpaku, supporting his son Moromichi in succeeding to key posts. Around 1091 he still held influence, though real power was largely shared by Moromichi and the retired Emperor Shirakawa; he gradually withdrew from frontline politics in later years and died in 1102.

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