Fujiwara family

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The Fujiwara family (藤原) was a family of regents who monopolized the title of Sekkan, Sessho and Kampaku. The founder Nakatomi no Kamatari was given the surname Fujiwara by Emperor Tenji.

During the Nara and Heian periods of Japanese history, the Fujiwara clan managed to establish a hereditary claim to the position of regent, either for an underage emperor (Sessho) or for an adult one (Kampaku). Some prominent Fujiwaras occupied these positions more than once, and for more than one emperor.

Yoshifusa (804-872) Sessho: (866-872)
Mototsune (836-891) Sessho: (873-880) Kampaku: (887-891)
Tadahira (880-949) Sessho: (930-941) Kampaku: (941-949)
Saneyori (900-970) Sessho: (969-970) Kampaku: (967-969)
Koretada (924-972) Sessho: (970-972)
Kanemichi (925-977) Kampaku: (973-977)
Yoritada (924-989) Kampaku: (977-986)
Kaneie (929-990) Sessho: (986-990) Kampaku: (990)
Michitaka (953-995) Sessho: (990-993) Kampaku: (993-995)
Michikane (961-995) Kampaku: (995)
Michinaga (966-1028) Sessho: (1016-1017) Kampaku: (996-1017)
Yorimichi (990-1074) Sessho: (1017-1020) Kampaku: (1020-1068)
Norimichi (997-1075) Kampaku: (1068-1075)
Morozane (1042-1101) Sessho: (1087-1091) Kampaku: (1075-1087), (1091-1094)
Moromichi (1062-1099) Kampaku: (1094-1099)
Tadazane (1078-1162) Sessho: (1107-1114), Kampaku: (1106-1107), (1114-1121)
Tadamichi (1097-1164) Sessho: (1123-1129), (1142-1151) Kampaku: (1121-1123), (1129-1142), (1151-1158)
Motozane (1143-1166) Sessho: (1165-1166) Kampaku: (1158-1165)
Motofusa (1144-1230) Sessho: (1166-1173) Kampaku: (1173-1179)
Moroie (1172-1238) Sessho: (1184)

During the 13th century, the Fujiwara northern house was split into the five regent houses (五摂家): Konoe, Takatsukasa, Kujo, Nijo and Ichijo. They monopolized the posts of Sessho and Kampaku in turn.