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Kujō Kanezane

Type Figure Region Japan Time 1149–1207 Also known as Kanezane

A late Heian period court noble and head of the Kujō house, who served as councillor and right minister and was famed for his diary Gyokuyō;…

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  1. 1171–1178Kyoto · KyotoDuring this period Kanezane successively held the posts of councillor, provisional middle councillor and right minister at court, recording court affairs in the Gyokuyō, both cooperating with and resisting the power of Taira no Kiyomori while upholding imperial court institutions.
  2. 1179–1180Kyoto · KyotoAfter Emperor Takakura's abdication in 1179 Kanezane became regent, and after Emperor Antoku's accession in 1180 he was appointed sesshō, directing court government under Kiyomori's dominance.

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