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Insei Politics

Type Event Region Japan Time 1121–1130

In the 1120s, real power in the Japanese court was exercised by retired emperors through the In-no-chō (insei).…

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  1. 1121–1128Shirakawa-in · Kyoto PrefectureRetired Emperor Shirakawa controlled appointments, estate disputes, and military mobilization through the In-no-chō officials; the sekke houses and the imperial court were largely subordinate, and the insei system reached its zenith.
  2. 1129–1130Heian-kyō · Kyoto PrefectureAfter the death of Retired Emperor Shirakawa, Retired Emperor Toba became the core of insei, continuing to place the In-no-chō above the court and beginning to arrange imperial succession to consolidate his own faction's power.

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