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Fujiwara family藤原氏 藤原家alternative words: Fujiwara clan, Fujiwarashi, Fujiwara-shi, Fujiwara shi, Fujiwarake, Fujiwara-ke, Fujiwara ke, Fujiwara keywords: family related topics: Nakatomi no Kamatari , Fujiwara no Fuhito , Heian period , Rebellion of Fujiwara no Hirotsugu , Kanpaku related web sites: http://www2.justnet.ne.jp/~jingu/keizu-sekkanke.htm , http://www.tk.airnet.ne.jp/ponta/history/hist12.html explanation: Originated from Kamatari, the major contributor of Taika reform, the family became more powerful in the court thanks to not only the union with imperial family but clever descendants such as Fuhito who gave 4 main Fujiwara branches. During the reign of Michinaga in the middle Heian period, the family reached the apogee. Though declined thereafter, they continued to keep an honorific post because only the members of 5 sub branches (5 sekke) were allowed to become a regent. | |