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Bookmark or Share- Fujiwara Clan - World History EncyclopediaThe Fujiwara Clan (Fujiwara-shi) was a powerful extended family group which dominated all areas of Japanese government during the Heian Period (794-1185). Founded by Fujiwara no Kamatari in 645 CE, male members held on to key official positions, many acting as regents to the emperor, and ensured their daughters married into the imperial line.
- Fujiwara clan - WikipediaThe Fujiwara clan (藤原氏, Fujiwara-shi or Fujiwara-uji) was a powerful family of imperial regents in Japan, descending from the Nakatomi clan and, as legend held, through them their ancestral god Ame-no-Koyane.The Fujiwara prospered since ancient times and dominated the imperial court until the Meiji Restoration in 1868. They held the title of Ason. [1]
- Fujiwara Family | Japanese Aristocrats & Regents | BritannicaFujiwara Family, dynastic family that, by shrewd intermarriage and diplomacy, dominated the Japanese imperial government from the 9th to the 12th century.. Basis of power. The power and authority of the Fujiwara family rested not on military prowess but on political strategy and on the family’s special relationship to the imperial family, which it carefully cultivated and exploited.
- The Fujiwara clan, a noble family at the heart of Japanese history ...The height of Fujiwara power during the Heian period. TheHeian period (794-1185) marked the apogee of Fujiwara power. Thanks to repeated matrimonial alliances with the imperial family, they succeeded in establishing a hereditary position as regent to the emperors, first for the minor rulers (sesshō) and then also for the adult emperors (kanpaku).. Many Fujiwara held key government and court ...
- The Fujiwara Clan, Rise of Japan’s Most Powerful ClanThe First of the Fujiwara clan. The Fujiwara clan began in blood. Long ago, in the Asuka Period, Prince Naka no Oe, together with his friend Nakatomi no Kamatari, assassinated the extremely powerful Soga clan. Years later when, Naka no Oe was crowned Emperor Tenji. As a reward, the new emperor gave Kamatari the family name Fujiwara.
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