, also known as Horikawa-dono and Tōtōmi-kō, was a

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statesman, courtier and politician during the

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.Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Fujiwara no Tokihira" in ; Brinkley, Frank ''et al.'' (1915).

Career

Kanemichi served as a minister during the reign of

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. His chief rival was his younger brother, Kaneie, who was also raised to the position of regent during a different time frame. * 972 (''

Tenroku was a after ''Anna'' and before '' Ten'en.'' This period spanned the years from March 970 through March 973. The reigning emperors were and . Change of era * February 970 : The new era name was created to mark an event or series of events. T ...

3, 11th month''): Kanemichi is elevated to the concurrent offices of ''

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'' and '' kampaku.''Titsingh, Isaac. (1834). ; see "Fousiwara-no Kane mitsi", pre- Hepburn romanization * 974 (''

Ten'en was a after ''Tenroku'' and before '' Jōgen.'' This period spanned the years from December 973 through July 976. The reigning emperor was . Change of era * February 6, 973 : The new era name was created to mark an event or a number of events ...

2, 2nd month''): Kenemichi is named '' Daijō Daijin.'' * December 20, 977 ('' Jōgen 2, 8th day of the 11th month''): Kanemichi dies at the age of 51.

Genealogy

This member of the

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was the son of Morosuke. He was the second son. The

Honda clan The is a Japanese family that claims descent from the medieval court noble Fujiwara no Kanemichi. The family settled in Mikawa and served the Matsudaira clan as retainers. Later, when the main Matsudaira family became the Tokugawa clan, the Hon ...

claims descent from him. Kanemichi had four brothers: Kaneie, Kinsue, Koretada,Nussbaum, "Fujiwara no Koretada" at and Tamemitsu.Brinkley,

Notes

References

* Brinkley, Frank and

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. (1915). ''A History of the Japanese People from the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era.'' New York: Encyclopædia Britannica
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* Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric and Käthe Roth. (2005)
''Japan encyclopedia.''
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''Annales des empereurs du Japon.''
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