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Fuhito, son of the illustrious Kamatari, having assisted in the compilation of the Daika code and laws, and having served throughout four reigns Jito, Mommu, Gemmyo, and Gensho died at sixty-two in the post of minister of the Right, and left four sons, Muchimaro, Fusazaki, Umakai, and Maro. These, establishing themselves independently, founded the "four houses" of the Fujiwara.
At one moment it had seemed as though fate would interfere to thwart these astute plans. An epidemic of small-pox, originating in Kyushu, spread over the whole country, and carried off the four sons of Fuhito Muchimaro, Fusazaki, Umakai, and Maro leaving the family's fortunes in the hands of juniors, who occupied only minor official positions.
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