Fate twists once again in Fujiwara no Michinaga’s favor as an unfortunate accident of birth sees him solidify his grip on power. This week: the final steps of Michinaga’s rise, his legacy, and that of Eiga Monogatari.
Sources
McCullough, Helen Craig and William H McCullough. A Tale of Flowering Fortunes, Vols 1-2: Annals of Japanese Aristocratic Life in the Heian Period
McCullough, Helen Craig. Okagami, the Great Mirror: Fujiwara no Michinaga and His Times
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