"The Fujiwara Clan's Millennium" Hisashi Oborodani Price: ¥840 #HisashiOborodani #Hisashi_Oborodani #Books #History/JapaneseHistory From the founder, Kamatari, to Fuhito, Yoshifusa, and then Michinaga, the Fujiwara clan finally became a full moon shining brightly in the sky. Intrigue, glory, decline, elegance, tradition... This book traces their footsteps that remain today. The fierce rivalry between brothers—In the third year of Tenroku (972), when Korechika died, Kaneie had become Dainagon (Major Councilor) while Kanemichi was Gon-Chunagon (Provisional Middle Councilor). This reversal of official rank between brothers from the same mother was considered unusual. Given this situation, everyone would have thought that the higher-ranking Kaneie was the likely successor to Korechika, and the possibility was great. However, it was Kanemichi who actually took the position of Kampaku (Regent). Looking at the details in the *Ōkagami* (The Great Mirror)... Kanemichi, perhaps anticipating that he would eventually be surpassed by his younger brother, had his younger sister, Empress Anshi, the mother of Emperor En'yū, write before her death, "Let the Kampaku position be given in order to the brothers, never let it be changed" (May the Kampaku position be appointed in order to the brothers, never let it be changed), and he carried this as a charm around his neck. And, as a result of showing this at the Imperial Palace of Emperor En'yū at the time of Korechika's death, this was realized. ...In this way, Kanemichi, who had won over his younger brother, pushed forward with politics with his cousin, the Udaijin (Minister of the Right) Fujiwara no Yoritada, as his assistant. When the fifth year of this system was about to end, Kanemichi fell seriously ill. Here, the *Ōkagami* again conveys the fierce rivalry between the brothers. —From this book Content Description From the founder, Kamatari, to Fuhito, Yoshifusa, and then Michinaga, the Fujiwara clan finally became a full moon shining brightly in the sky. Intrigue, glory, decline, elegance, tradition... This book traces their footsteps that remain today. Table of Contents Chapter 1: The Era of Founding and Power Grabbing—Kamatari, Fuhito, and the Four Fujiwara Houses Chapter 2: The Advancing Fujiwara Clan—The Decline of the Three Houses and the Advancement of the Northern House Chapter 3: The Road to Glory—The Struggle of Kin Chapter 4: The Man of the Full Moon—Michinaga and the Peak of the Regent Period Chapter 5: The Waning Full Moon—The Various Fujiwara Lines of the Insei Period Chapter 6: The Establishment of Family Consciousness—The Court Nobles of the Middle and Early Modern Ages"