Fujiwara no Yoshifusa (藤原良房, 804 - 872) was the first of the great regents from the Fujiwara clan. Events March 25 - The Inscription of Sukabumi from Eastern Java marks the beginning of the Javanese language. ... Events Battle of Hafrsfjord in Norway, Harald Finehair first king of Norway. ... // High public office A regent, from the Latin regens who reigns is anyone who acts of head of state, especially if not the Monarch (who has higher titles). ... The Fujiwara clan (藤原) was a clan of regents who monopolized the title of Sekkan, Sessho and Kampaku. ...
In 668 Emperor Tenji (reigned 668-671), bestowed the kabane Fujiwarano Ason on Kamatari.
FujiwaranoYoshifusa (804-72); becomes the first regent of an emperor from outside the imperial family in 858; from this time on Fujiwara leaders are the source of real political power.
Fujiwarano Michinaga (966-1027); leader of the Fujiwara clan at the height of Fujiwara ascendancy in the late tenth and early eleventh centuries.
Fujiwarano Yorimichi (藤原頼通)(990-1074), son of Fujiwarano Michinaga, succeeded his father to the position of Sessho in 1017, and then went on to become Kampaku from 1020 until 1068.
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.