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Fujiwara no Tadazane

Type Figure Region Heian-kyō Time 1078–1162 Also known as Lord Tadazane

Fujiwara no Tadazane (1078–1162) was a core figure of the Fujiwara Hokke regent house in the late Heian period and father of Fujiwara no Tadamichi;…

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  1. 1105–1119Heian-kyō · KyotoHe served as regent during Emperor Toba's childhood and later became Kampaku, controlling court appointments and affairs. During this period he promoted his eldest son Tadamichi and arranged marriages with the imperial house, consolidating the regent house's hereditary position.
  2. 1121–1130Heian-kyō · KyotoAfter resigning as Kampaku he served as Grand Minister, still holding key court positions. From 1121 to 1130 he promoted Tadamichi's succession as Kampaku, mediating between retired Emperor Toba's cloister government and Emperor Sutoku, maintaining Fujiwara control over the courtier class.
  3. 1130–1162Heian-kyō · KyotoIn his later years, over the succession issue between his favored son Tadamichi by a concubine and his second son Norimichi (who changed his name to Tadanori in the Hōgen Disturbance), rifts within the family deepened. Tadazane did not fight directly in the Hōgen Disturbance, but his sons and grandsons belonged to opposing camps.

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