, fifth son of Michinaga, was a kugyo of the

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. His mother was Minamoto no ''Rinshi'' (源倫子), daughter of Minamoto no Masanobu. Regent Yorimichi, Empress ''Shōshi'' (consort of

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), Empress ''Kenshi'' (consort of

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) were his brother and sisters from the same mother. In 1068, the year when his daughter married

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, he took the position of Kampaku, regent. He, however, lost the power when

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, who was not a relative of the Fujiwara clan, assumed the throne. This contributed to the later decline of the Fujiwara clan.

Marriages and children

In 1012, he was married to a daughter of

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by a daughter of Prince Akihira (son of Emperor Murakami), (1000–1024). * ''Seishi'' (or Nariko) (生子) (1014–1068), - married to

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in 1039 * ''Shinshi'' (or Saneko) (真子) (1016–1087) - Naishi-no-kami 1042–1087 * Nobuie (信家) (1018–1061) - adopted by his uncle Yorimichi * Michimoto (通基) (1021–1041) * ''Kanshi'' (or Yoshiko) (歓子) (1021–1102) - Empress of

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(信長) (1022–1094) - Daijō Daijin * Jōkaku (静覚) (1025–1083) - provisional Major Bishop, Head priest of Gedatsu-ji (temple) In 1026, he was married to Imperial Princess ''Shishi'' (禔子内親王) (1003–1048), daughter of

by Fujiwara no ''Seishi''. From this marriage he had no children. In 1051, he was married to Princess ''Senshi'' (嫥子女王) (1005–1074), the third daughter of Imperial Prince Tomohira (son of

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). From this marriage he had no children. He was familiar with ''Koshikibu no Naishi'' (小式部内侍) (real name is unknown) (died 1025), daughter of Tachibana no Michisada and Lady

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. * Jōen (静円) (1016–1074) - provisional Archbishop

References

* ''Nihonshi Shoka Keizu Jimmei Jiten'', Owada,T. et al. 2003,

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. (Japanese) * ''Ōkagami'', Hosaka,H.(translation into modern Japanese) 1981,

. (Japanese) 996 births 1075 deaths Fujiwara clan {{Japan-noble-stub