# Episode 628 - Flowering Fortunes, Part 3

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Podcast: [History of Japan](https://stenobird.com/podcast/history-of-japan-1062379)
Published: 2026-05-22T11:00:00+00:00
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Duration seconds: 2069

## Resource

Fujiwara no Michinaga is on top of the world, but there's one final hurdle to overcome. His deceased brother's daughter is still the leader of the emperor's harem, and his closest confidant in the world. Without a grandson to make crown prince, he'll be finished. What is to be done? And how will his strategy accidentally promote a rivalry between two of the most famous women in all of Japanese history? Show notes here .

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