Fujiwara no Michinori
Fujiwara no Michinori ( Japanese 藤原 通 憲 ; † 1160 ; also known as Shinzei ( 信 西 )) was one of the main advisers and chancellor of the Japanese Emperor Nijō and one of the most important allies of Taira no Kiyomori , especially in the early days of the Heiji Rebellion of 1159 to 1160.
As the leader of the Fujiwara faction, which was successful at the court, he had access to the emperor and other privileges that Fujiwara no Nobuyori envied him. In early 1160, Shinzei's ally Taira no Kiyomori left the capital with his family on a pilgrimage, giving the Nobuyori faction an opportunity to take power. Some historians believe that this was done on purpose to trap the Minamoto.
Nobuyori and the Minamoto brought the former Emperor Go-Shirakawa into their power with the siege of the Sanjō Palace , and the current Emperor Nijō was also arrested in his palace.
The next Allied action was to destroy the house of Shinzei, killing everyone there. Shinzei himself escaped, but was soon captured and beheaded.
This allowed Nobuyori to force the emperor to install him in the Chancellery of Shinzei himself.
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- Sansom, George: A History of Japan to 1334. Stanford University Press, Stanford, California 1958.
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|---|---|
| SURNAME | Fujiwara no Michinori |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | 藤原 通 憲 (Japanese); Shinzei; 信 西 |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Advisor and Chancellor of the Japanese Emperor Nijō |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 11th century or 12th century |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1160 |