Michinaga in a sentence

A power struggle between Korechika and Michinaga continued until Teishi's unexpected death in 1001, which sealed Michinaga's power since Shōshi became the only empress after Teishi's death.

Bowring (1996), xv–xvii Ichijō's mother and Michinaga's sister, Senshi, had an influential salon, and Michinaga probably wanted Shōshi to surround herself with skilled women such as Murasaki to build a rival salon.

Michinaga's other daughters, Kenshi and Ishi, followed similar fates to Shōshi and further ensured Michinaga's power over the court.

There are few instances of hubris or narcissism, the words of Fujiwara no Michinaga (966-1028) an exception.

The latter, belonging to Fujiwara Michinaga, is said to have eventually evolved into the Imperial Palace itself.

At the least, Michinaga pursued her and pressured her strongly, and her flirtation with him is recorded in her diary as late as 1010.

Brown, p. 307. Michinaga and Sanjō's opinions often varied.

Brown, p. 308. Sanjō's eldest son, Prince Atsuakira, had been the officially designated heir, but pressure from Michinaga forced the young prince to abandon his position.

But after he is struck by a skin disease and intense pressure from Michinaga; he withdrew from this role and his younger brother, Prince Atsunaga, was named Crown Prince in his place.

By the year 1000, Fujiwara no Michinaga was able to enthrone and dethrone emperors at will.

Fujiwara no Michinaga (966 1028) Within decades of Emperor Daigo's death, the Fujiwara had absolute control over the court.

However, some scholars, such as Waley, are certain she was involved romantically with Michinaga.

In 1006, Michinaga invited Murasaki Shikibu to become Empress Shōshi’s companion and tutor.

In the late 10th century and early 11th century, Fujiwara no Michinaga arranged his four daughters into marriages with emperors, giving him unprecedented power.

Japanese literature scholar Joshua Mostow believes Michinaga provided Murasaki to Shōshi as an equally or better educated woman, so as to showcase Shōshi's court in a similar manner.

Later years Michinaga exercised such powers even after he formally retired from public life in 1019.

Michinaga is popularly known as the Mido Kampaku, implying that he had usurped the full power of a kampaku without necessarily calling himself that, though he retained the title sesshō regent in a short term from 1016 till 1017.

Michinaga pressured Sanjō to retire and finally Sanjō did so in 1016 under a condition made upon Sanjō's succession.

Michinaga provided her with costly paper and ink, and with calligraphers.

Michinaga was pleased by this decision and gave his daughter (either Kenshi or Ishi) to this prince as a wife, ensuring that the prince would not be an obstacle in the future.