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Rise of the Fujiwara Clan

Type Event Region Japan Time 645–700

After the Taika Reform of 645 CE, Nakatomi no Kamatari was granted the surname Fujiwara, and his clan grew from a ritual lineage into the core nobili…

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  1. 645–669Asuka capital · Nara PrefectureTaika Reform meritorious official Nakatomi no Kamatari was granted the surname Fujiwara with the title Sukune and served as Naidaijin, directing the center of government; the Fujiwara clan thereby formally became the foremost powerful house after the reform.
  2. 672–700Asuka capital · Nara PrefectureAfter the Jinshin War, Fujiwara no Fuhito and his brothers won the deep trust of the Tenmu and Monmu courts, successively holding high offices such as Dajō-daijin, consolidating the Fujiwara monopoly on government through their status as imperial in-laws.

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