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Heian Japan Part 1: The Fujiwara and Uterine Politics

Hello, こんにちは. It’s been a while since I’ve posted anything about history on here. Today’s post is going to be about Heian Japan. Mainly the Fujiwara family and its rise to power through uterine politics. Everything below will be from my Japanese history textbook Premodern Japan: A Historical Survey by Mikiso Hane and Louis G. Perez.

The Heian period started in 794 and lasted till 1185. It began…