WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Haruo Shirane :: The political situation is that the powerful Fujiwara, the commoner clan, is jockeying for power by marrying their daughters into the throne. And the way that they gained power was by earning the affections of the Emperor through their daughters.

Detailed explanation-2: -However, in the Genpei War (1180-1185), the Minamoto returned victorious, and the clan leader, Yoritomo, was given the title of shogun by the emperor. Yoritomo’s rule would usher in the Kamakura Period (1185-1333 CE), also known as the Kamakura Shogunate, when Japanese government became dominated by the military.

Detailed explanation-3: -The two ways the Fujiwara family was able to exercise power despite their not being the formal rulers of Japan, was first beginning 858, the Fujiwara moved many of their daughters into the royal family. Second, the Fujiwara acted as advisers to the emperor. In reality, they had more power than the rulers they guided.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Fujiwara family rose to power in the Heian period, securing dominion by creating marriage alliances and establishing a hereditary claim to the position of regent. The family’s rise to national power began under the leadership of Fujiwara Yoshifusa Fujiwara Yoshifusa, who became great minister of state in 857.