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Fujiwara no Kanezane

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

Fujiwara no Kanezane (1149–1207) was a Fujiwara Northern House court noble from the late Heian to early Kamakura periods, rising to key court posts i…

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  1. 1161–1170Heian-kyō · JapanServing as Sangi and Chunagon in the Heian-kyō court during the 1160s, he personally witnessed court politics under the Go-Shirakawa insei and Taira no Kiyomori's dominance, and began writing the diary later published as Gyokuyō.
  2. 1180–1207Heian-kyō · JapanAppointed Kanpaku in 1180, later serving as Grand Minister, he lived through the Genpei War and the establishment of the Kamakura shogunate, preserving a wealth of court historical material in Gyokuyō, making him an important witness to the political history of the late Heian period.

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