Emperor Murakami

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  • Reign: 947-967
  • Japanese: 村上天皇 (Murakami tennou)

Emperor Murakami reigned from 947 to 967, and is known for appointing no regent (kanpaku), thus weakening the power of the Fujiwara clan at court.

References

  • Arai Hakuseki, Joyce Ackroyd (trans.), Told Round a Brushwood Fire, University of Tokyo Press (1979), 300n39.