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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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... Japanese Buddhist art . temple construction and adornment 19 : 226h Fujiwara Yoshifusa ( b . 804 , Japan - d . 872 , Japan ) , Imperial courtier under whom the Fujiwara family began its three - century - long domination of the Japanese ...
... Japanese Buddhist art . temple construction and adornment 19 : 226h Fujiwara Yoshifusa ( b . 804 , Japan - d . 872 , Japan ) , Imperial courtier under whom the Fujiwara family began its three - century - long domination of the Japanese ...
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... Japan's victory over China in the Sino- Japanese War of 1894-95 ( which gave Japan the status of a world power ) had fulfilled his life completely . His only regret was that many of his friends had not lived to see these great ...
... Japan's victory over China in the Sino- Japanese War of 1894-95 ( which gave Japan the status of a world power ) had fulfilled his life completely . His only regret was that many of his friends had not lived to see these great ...
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