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... Japan - d . 891 , Japan ) , created ( in 880 ) the post of kam- paku , or chief councillor , through which he acted as regent for four adult emperors until his death . This post allowed the Fujiwara family to dominate the Japanese ...
... Japan - d . 891 , Japan ) , created ( in 880 ) the post of kam- paku , or chief councillor , through which he acted as regent for four adult emperors until his death . This post allowed the Fujiwara family to dominate the Japanese ...
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... Japan - d . 1074 , Japan ) , Imperial courtier who , as regent for three emperors , dominated the Japanese government for 52 years ( 1016-68 ) . But Yorimichi's failure to maintain control over the countryside and to prevent quarrels ...
... Japan - d . 1074 , Japan ) , Imperial courtier who , as regent for three emperors , dominated the Japanese government for 52 years ( 1016-68 ) . But Yorimichi's failure to maintain control over the countryside and to prevent quarrels ...
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... Japan 10:36 Fukuoka , prefecture ( ken ) , northern Kyu- shu , Japan , facing the Inland Sea ( northwest ) , Shimonoseki - kaikyō ( Shimonoseki Strait ; Coal mining district in Fukuoka Prefecture , Japan Hirobumi Sakino north ) , the ...
... Japan 10:36 Fukuoka , prefecture ( ken ) , northern Kyu- shu , Japan , facing the Inland Sea ( northwest ) , Shimonoseki - kaikyō ( Shimonoseki Strait ; Coal mining district in Fukuoka Prefecture , Japan Hirobumi Sakino north ) , the ...
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