Fujiwara+family

Fujiwara Descendant ||
 * =Fujiwara Family (9th century- 12th century)= ||
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 * Fujiwara Family woman ||  ||




 * =Friends= ||
 * Minamoto Yoritomo ||


 * Tiara Clan ||


 * //Friend Three Here (linked)// ||


 * //Friend Four Here (linked)// ||


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 * =Technology/Achievements or Accomplishments= ||
 * In this period, many achievements are happening. One novel came out titled // The Tale of Genji // by Murasaki Shikibu, in addition to another literature piece called // Pillow Book // by Sei Shonagon. // Pillow Book // gives the readers an inside look on court life from the writer's point of view with her opinions and side comments. These two books gave the reders an understanding of life in government. Most of the literature comes from women who are awaiting to enter court. Before Japan relied on China's culture to merge into our culture, but lately Japan has been more dependent and we have been making our own culture. Also the music type Gagaku has been popular as well as the 31-syllable poetry of tanka. These are some achievements so far, hopefully there will be more. ||


 * =Culture= ||
 * The Japanese at the Heian Court made a culture, away from Chinese culture, which created cultural life of Imperial Japan. Japan created their own writing system and court culture with concepts and values of their own. Values such as miyabi, courtliness, makoto, simplicity, or sensitivity, sorrow. ||


 * =Religion= ||
 * One main religion was Buddhism, but Japenese composed new forms of their own. The three mysteries that were included were body, speech, and mind. These three mysteries supposedly contain secrets of the universe. ||

Well, the head of my clan has come up with, I believe, a revolting, greedy scheme. The clan seeks to be close to the imperial family so that the family daughters, as I am, will marry the emperors, so we will turn into the empresses. Once they get marrried there will be a line of emperors in the family with Fujiwara blood. This chain will keep continuing until one will reach the high branch. We are doing this to manipulate the reins of government. Eventhough we are laying a stable economic foundation, it subsidizes the landed upper class to resign land us, the Fujiwara. By this it allows us to reduce taxes for landowners greatly- maybe eradicate their tax debts altogether- and allows us to modify public funds to family banks. This is the start of an arrangement that will be powerful, but I think that somehow it will weaken.
 * =Blog= ||
 * The Fujiwara Family Plan:

Peak of Power: Fujiwara Michinaga is marrying 3/4 of his daughters to emperors and the other one to a heir. His life is so luxurious that his mansions are better than the emperor's palaces.Concerts and other events are held at his mansions. It's because of him, the the clan has risen to power.

Decline of the Clan: After Michinaga died Emperor Gosanjo has been trying to weaken our control of the government. Unfortunately, there are reports that the emperor is leaving an infant on the throne which is called insei. This act will definitely shut us down for good. I do have to admit, I wasn't for this plan in the beginnning, but my perspective has changed. I think that this scheme was well thought out and well planned and was brilliant. ||

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