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Fujiwara Regency Politics

Type Event Region Japan Time 1121–1130

In the 1120s the Fujiwara regency house, though weakened by cloistered rule, still participated in government through the posts of kanpaku and dajō-d…

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  1. 1121–1127Heian-kyō · Kyoto PrefectureFujiwara no Tadazane became kanpaku, directing court government under the cloistered rule system, maintaining the Hokke's influence through marriages and estate management, but major decisions required the consent of the Shirakawa and Toba cloisters.
  2. 1128–1130Heian-kyō · Kyoto PrefectureFujiwara no Motozane succeeded Tadazane as kanpaku, continuing to assist government in the name of the regency house, adjusting relations with the retired emperors after the establishment of Toba's cloistered rule, as regency politics entered a new balance under the framework of cloistered rule.

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