Fujiwara no Tadamichi (藤原忠通) (1097-1164) was the eldest son of the Japanese regent (kunpaku) Fujiwara no Tadazane and a member of the politically powerful Fujiwara clan. Events Edgar I deposes Donald III to become king of Scotland. ... // Events Count Henry I of Champagne marries Marie de Champagne. ... // High public office A regent, from the Latin regens who reigns is anyone who acts as head of state, especially if not the monarch (who has higher titles). ... Fujiwara no Tadazane was the grandson of Fujiwara no Morozane. ... The Fujiwara clan (è¤åæ° Fujiwara-shi) was a clan of regents who had sort of monopoly to the Sekkan positions, SesshÅ and Kampaku. ...
Minamoto no Yoritomo was the eldest son of Minamoto no Yoshitomo, the heir of the Minamoto (Seiwa Genji) clan, and his official wife, Fujiwarano Saneori, who was a member of the illustrious Fujiwara clan.
The cloistered Emperor Toba and his son Emperor Go-Shirakawa sided with the son of FujiwararegentFujiwarano Tadazane, FujiwaranoTadamichi as well as Taira no Kiyomori (a member of the Taira clan), while Cloistered Emperor Sutoku sided with Tadazane's younger son, Fujiwarano Yorinaga.
Fujiwarano Michinari and FujiwaranoTadamichi were executed, while the palace of Cloistered Emperor Go-Shirakawa was burned down by the Taira.
The Fujiwara clan was the primary holders of the Kampaku and Sesshō titles.
In 876 Fujiwarano Mototsune, the nephew and adopted son of Yoshifusa, was appointed to the newly created office Kampaku.
After Fujiwarano Michinaga and Fujiwarano Yorimichi, their descendants held those two office exclusively In 12th century there were five families among the descendants of Yorimichi called Sekke.