Episode
Episode 627 - Flowering Fortunes, Part 2
- Podcast
- History of Japan
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- May 15, 2026
- Duration seconds
- 2107
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Summary
This week: Fujiwara no Kaneie is a name we've encountered once before on the podcast. But now we get to see him in his element as a wheeler and dealer who lays out a perfect blueprint for assuming political power from an older sibling. And we'll get to see Kaneie's sons fight a very similar battle--leading to the rise of the man who would take the Fujiwara to the zenith of their power, Fujiwara no Michinaga. Show notes here .