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Fujiwara no Michinaga

Type Figure Region Japan Time 966–1027 Also known as Michinaga、Mitsudō Kanpaku

Fujiwara no Michinaga (966–1027) was a late-Heian Kanpaku of the Fujiwara Northern House and the apex figure of regent politics.…

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  1. 966–995Heian-kyō · KyotoSon of Fujiwara no Kaneie, after competing for power with his elder brother Michikane he gradually took control of the court, becoming Kanpaku in 995, consolidating the regent system through his daughters entering the palace and his grandsons ascending the throne.
  2. 995–1027Heian-kyō · KyotoDe facto ruler of the Sanjō, Ichijō, and Go-Ichijō reigns; at the height of his power he took Buddhist vows with the dharma name Gyōkan, built Hōshō-ji, composed the Mitsudō Kanpaku Ki, and died in 1027.

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