Fujiwara no Michikane (藤原 道兼; 961 – June 13, 995), the son of
Kaneie, was a Japanese
nobleman
Nobility is a social class found in many societies that have an aristocracy. It is normally ranked immediately below royalty. Nobility has often been an estate of the realm with many exclusive functions and characteristics. The characteristi ...
and monk of the
Heian period
The is the last division of classical Japanese history, running from 794 to 1185. It followed the Nara period, beginning when the 50th emperor, Emperor Kanmu, moved the capital of Japan to Heian-kyō (modern Kyoto). means "peace" in Japanese. ...
.
When his nephew took the throne as
Emperor Ichijō
was the 66th emperor of Japan,Imperial Household Agency (''Kunaichō'') 一条天皇 (66)/ref> according to the traditional order of succession.
Ichijō's reign spanned the years from 986 to 1011.
Biography
Before he ascended to the Chrysanthem ...
in 994, he returned from monastic life and took the government position of ''
Udaijin
was a government position in Japan in the late Nara and Heian periods. The position was consolidated in the Taihō Code of 702. The Asuka Kiyomihara Code of 689 marks the initial appearance of the ''udaijin'' in the context of a central administr ...
'' (Minister of the Right). The following year, he succeeded his brother
Michitaka as imperial regent (''
Kampaku'').
Michikane died a week after assuming the regency, and is thus sometimes referred to as ''Nanoka no Kampaku'' (七日の関白), or "the seven-days regent." He was then replaced by his brother
Michinaga.
The
Rusu clan Rusu or RUSU may refer to:
People
*Rusu clan in Japan
*Rusu Masakage, Japanese samurai
*Rusu (surname)
Places
*Rusu River, tributary of Valea lui Manole River in Romania
*Pârâul Stâna lui Rusu, tributary of the Pârâul Bradului in Romania
...
claimed descent from Michikane.
References
*Papinot, Edmond (1910). Historical and geographical dictionary of Japan. Tokyo: Librarie Sansaisha.
961 births
995 deaths
Fujiwara clan
Regents of Japan
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