Frequently, a member of the Fujiwara family would take the position in order to help justify and exercise the power and influence the family held.

These daijō-kan offices were restricted to members of the Fujiwara family.

It is notable for giving high credits to the Fujiwara family especially Michinaga.

This made him the first Emperor in 170 years whose mother was not of the Fujiwara family.

The site of the temple was an estate of the Fujiwara family in the 11th century.

Many emperors actually had mothers from the Fujiwara family.

Established in 768 AD and rebuilt several times over the centuries, it is the shrine of the Fujiwara family.

Murasaki's family was a branch of the Fujiwara family.

This was the first time that this role was given to a member of the Fujiwara family.

He had been reminding the god of Kasuga that empresses were supposed to come from the Fujiwara family.