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Minamoto no Michichika

Type Figure Region Japan Time 1149–1202 Also known as Minamoto no Michichika、みなもとのみちちか

Minamoto no Michichika (1149–1202) was a courtier of the early Kamakura period, son of Minamoto no Masasada and head of the Murakami Genji line;…

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  1. 1179–1189Heian-kyō · KyotoOf the Murakami Genji line, he rose through family background and ability to Sangi and Acting Middle Counselor, gradually entering the inner circle of retired Emperor Go-Shirakawa's cloister government, laying the foundation for his later power.
  2. 1190–1202Heian-kyō · KyotoPromoted to Right Minister in the 1190s; his daughter Shichijō-in was the mother of Emperor Go-Toba, making Michichika a powerful maternal relative. In 1201 he became Grand Minister, mediating between the court, the retired emperor and the shogunate until his death in office in 1202.

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