The Complex Life of Kampaku, Fujiwara no Tadamichi
Did the Chief Imperial Advisor's Discovery of His Seventh Wife's Affair Hasten His Death?
Fujiwara no Tadamichi was born March 15, 1097, the eldest son of the Kampaku, Fujiwara no Tadazane, Tadamichi followed in his father’s footsteps to become a statesman and Kampaku (Chief Advisor to the Emperor, originally a title before the creation of Shogun) in 1121. Two years later he would be appointed Sessho (A regent who acts on behalf of a child emperor) to Emperor Sutoku, and Dajo Daijin (Chancellor of the Realm) in 1129.