The Fujiwara Hok-ke ( 藤原北家 , lit. Fujiwara northern house ) was cadet branch of the Fujiwara clan of Japan.
5-681: The other three were the Fujiwara Nan-ke , Fujiwara Kyō-ke and Fujiwara Shiki-ke . The Hok-ke branch issued the de facto rulers of Japan through their hereditary position as imperial regents ( Sesshō and Kampaku ). In the Kamakura period , it further split into the Five regent houses , who continued to monopolize the regency from the 12th century until 1868. After the Meiji Restoration , these houses were appointed Prince in
10-510: The Fujiwara; the Hok-ke, Fujiwara Nan-ke , Fujiwara Kyō-ke and Fujiwara Shiki-ke . During the time of Fujiwara no Fuyutsugu , the Hok-ke became prosperous after Fuyutsugu was appointed kurōdo-no-tō (Head Chamberlain ). His son Fujiwara no Yoshifusa became the first sesshō (regent in the place of a child Emperor ), and his son, Fujiwara no Mototsune , became kampaku (regent in
15-457: The new hereditary peerage . The branch was founded by Fujiwara no Fusasaki , the second son of Fujiwara no Fuhito , in the Heian period . Being located in the north ( hoku ) of his brother's mansion, the epithet Hoku-ke or abbreviated Hok-ke was given. Fusasaki had three brothers: Muchimaro , Maro and Umakai , and these four brothers are known for having established the "four houses" of
20-618: The place of an adult Emperor). After that, members of the Hokke continued to have a strong relationship with the Imperial Family by marrying Hokke daughters to the emperors. This allowed them to exclude other families and monopolize the regent position. The Hok-ke prospered during the time of Fujiwara no Michinaga and Yorimichi . In the Kamakura period , Hok-ke split into the Five regent houses , Konoe , Takatsukasa , Kujō , Ichijō , and Nijō . These families continued to monopolize
25-499: The regency until the Meiji Restoration in 1868. When the regency was abolished, a new hereditary peerage ( kazoku ) was established, and these houses were all appointed as Duke . This Japanese history–related article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Fujiwara Nan-ke Too Many Requests If you report this error to the Wikimedia System Administrators, please include
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