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16-681: 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

32-518: A conspiracy to replace Nakamaro and to overthrow the Empress, but Nakamaro settled the rebellion and established dictatorship . However, Nakamaro was killed during Fujiwara no Nakamaro Rebellion after he attempted to overthrow the imperial family and become the emperor , after which Fujiwara Hok-ke replaced the Nan-ke as the leading house of Fujiwara. This Japanese history–related article

48-409: A courtier. In 697 Prince Karu, the son of Prince Kusakabe and therefore grandson of Emperor Tenmu and Empress Jitō , was appointed crown prince. Fuhito supported this appointment strongly and gained the favor of Empress Jitō. After that, his position in the court rose steadily. In 701 Prince Obito, later the emperor Shōmu was born by Miyako. Fuhito succeeded in persuading the court to appoint Obito

64-471: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Fujiwara no Fuhito Fujiwara no Fuhito (藤原 不比等: 659 – 13 September 720) was a powerful member of the imperial court of Japan during the Asuka and Nara periods . Second son of Fujiwara no Kamatari (or, according to one theory, of Emperor Tenji ), he had sons by two women, and those sons were the founders of the four principal lineages of

80-712: The Fujiwara clan of Japan. It was founded by Fujiwara no Muchimaro . Muchimaro had three brothers: Fusasaki , Maro and Umakai . These four brothers are known for having established the "four houses" of the Fujiwara. The epithet Nan-ke ("southern house") comes from the fact that Muchimaro's mansion was located south of the mansion of his younger brother. The Nanke served in the imperial court , but many of Fujiwara no Tamenori 's descendants later became samurai families such as Itō , Nikaidō , Sagara and Kudō . The founder of Fujiwara Nanke, Fujiwara no Muchimaro,

96-479: The Fujiwara clan : the South, North, Ceremonial, and Capital lineages. Also, he had four daughters by two other women, three by Kamohime, one by Tachibana no Michiyo. One daughter by Kamohime became Emperor Monmu 's wife Miyako, who in turn gave birth to Emperor Shōmu . The daughter by Michiyo became the empress of his grandson Shōmu, Empress Kōmyō . During the reign of Emperor Monmu, the government ordered that only

112-454: 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

128-403: The court honored him with two titles Bunchu Kō (文忠公) and Tankai Kō (淡海公) and with the office of Daijō-daijin, the highest office of the court. He had four sons: Fujiwara no Muchimaro , Fujiwara no Fusasaki (681–737), Fujiwara no Umakai and Fujiwara no Maro . His son Fusasaki would become the ancestor of the regent line of the Fujiwara clan. Additionally, four poems of his can be found in

144-515: The crown prince, and made his other daughter a wife of Obito. Until then only a royal lady could be promoted to the empress, but he succeeded in gaining his daughter the position of empress of Obito by the emperor Shōmu. It was the first empress who did not derive from the imperial household. He moved Yamashina-dera, the Buddhist temple which was the main temple his clan supported, to Nara and renamed it Kōfuku-ji . After his death, Kasuga shrine ,

160-549: The descendants of Fuhito could bear the Fujiwara surname and could be appointed in the Office of Dajokan , the center of administratives. Fuhito was 13 years old when the Jinshin incident occurred. His father Kamatari had been a strong supporter of Emperor Tenji, but Kamatari had already died and Fuhito was too young to be appointed a governmental officer, so he was not involved in this political conflict. In 688 he appeared first as

176-564: The first rank". In 734, he was promoted to Udaijin or "Minister of the Right", and in 737, he was made Sadaijin or "Minister of the Left". Nanke further prospered in the Nara period as Nakamaro , the second son of Muchimaro, gained the trust of Empress Kōken and was given the name Emi no Oshikatsu. Tachibana no Naramaro , who was unhappy about Nakamaro's monopolization of power, plotted

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192-564: The main Shinto shrine of the Fujiwara clan, was settled near Kofuku-ji in 768. He played a role in the establishment of the state law, ritsuryō , in Japan. He participated in the edition called Taihō Ritsuryō . He also joined in making its revision, the Yōrō ritsuryō . Before its completion, he died in the summer of 720. When he died, he was appointed Udaijin , one of the ministers. After his death

208-457: 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

224-618: 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

240-400: 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 The Fujiwara Nan-ke ( 藤原南家 , lit. Fujiwara southern house ) was a cadet branch of

256-493: Was the eldest son of Fujiwara no Fuhito . Shortly after the beginning of Nara period , Muchimaro became the head of Ministry of Civil Services in 718. When Fuhito died in 720, Prince Nagaya was at the highest rank in the state government. Prince Nagaya was grandson of Emperor Tenmu , but not a son of Fujiwara family, he was therefore seen as a threat by Muchimaro and his three brothers. After successfully removing Prince Nagaya in 729, Muchimaro rose to Dainagon , "Counselor of

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