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Emperor Ichijō

Type Figure Region Japan Time 980–1011 Also known as Ichijō Tennō、Huairén

Emperor Ichijō (980–1011) was the 66th emperor of Japan, acceding in 986 and reigning until 1011, during the mid-Heian period when Fujiwara no Michin…

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  1. 1001–1010Heian-kyō · Kyoto PrefectureThough of age and nominally reigning, Fujiwara no Michinaga held real power as imperial in-law and Grand Minister. Ladies-in-waiting served both Empress Akiko and Consort Sadako, and women writers such as Murasaki Shikibu and Sei Shōnagon were active, bringing Heian literature to its height.
  2. 1011Heian-kyō · Kyoto PrefectureEmperor Ichijō died in 1011 (Kanhō 8) at the age of thirty-two. Crown Prince Masahito (later Emperor Sanjō) succeeded, opening the Sanjō court, and Fujiwara no Michinaga's influence continued into Yorimichi's generation.

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