http://japanlifeandreligion.com/2010/07/23/the-ako-incident-a-look-at-heian-japan-politics/ My life as a father, Buddhist and Japanophile. Sat, 11 Jun 2011 01:53:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://japanlifeandreligion.com/2010/07/23/the-ako-incident-a-look-at-heian-japan-politics/#comment-4370 Doug Sun, 25 Jul 2010 16:02:06 +0000 http://japanlifeandreligion.com/?p=8542#comment-4370 Hi Tornado, that's exactly right. The book showed how institutions of the Ritsuryo system were already breaking down gradually as people circumvented them to assert their own power. Ironically the book points out how the Fujiwara clan were one of the original supporters of the system over the earlier clan-based one. Times changed I guess. The book points out that the system still worked overall, but the signs were there by Michizane's time. Hi Tornado, that’s exactly right. The book showed how institutions of the Ritsuryo system were already breaking down gradually as people circumvented them to assert their own power. Ironically the book points out how the Fujiwara clan were one of the original supporters of the system over the earlier clan-based one. Times changed I guess. The book points out that the system still worked overall, but the signs were there by Michizane’s time.

]]> http://japanlifeandreligion.com/2010/07/23/the-ako-incident-a-look-at-heian-japan-politics/#comment-4363 Tornadoes28 Fri, 23 Jul 2010 15:02:14 +0000 http://japanlifeandreligion.com/?p=8542#comment-4363 Very interesting story. It shows how the emperors really did not just lose power in 1185 when Yoritomo established the first bakufu but that during much of the time prior to 1185 the emperor did not have true authority. It did ebb and flow and in later Heian the Cloistered emperors gained substantial power for a time. Very interesting story. It shows how the emperors really did not just lose power in 1185 when Yoritomo established the first bakufu but that during much of the time prior to 1185 the emperor did not have true authority. It did ebb and flow and in later Heian the Cloistered emperors gained substantial power for a time.

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