higashi-sanjo

Updated: May 23, 2025

He emulated the magnificence of his deceased brother and rival, Kanemichi, and his residence at Higashi-Sanjo in Kyoto was built after the model of the "hall of freshness" in the palace. He had five sons, the most remarkable of whom were Michitaka, Michikane, and Michinaga. It will be presently seen that in the hands of the last the power of the Fujiwara reached its zenith.

F. (Frank) Brinkley - A History of the Japanese People : From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era