state as a result of the 19th century restoration of imperial sepulchers (misasagi) which were ordered by Emperor Meiji. Kugyō is a collective term for the very few most powerful men attached to the court of the Emperor of Japan in pre-Meiji eras. Even during those years in which the court's actual influence outside the palace walls was minimal, the hierarchic organization persisted. In general, this elite group included only three to four men at a time. These were hereditary courtiers whose experience and background would have brought them to the pinnacle of a life's career. During Go-Reizei's reign, this apex of the Daijō-kan included: Kampaku, Fujiwara Yorimichi, 992–1074. Kampaku, Fujiwara Norimichi, 997–1075. Daijō-daijin, Fujiwara Yorimichi. Sadaijin, Fujiwara Norimichi. Sadaijin Udaijin, Fujiwara Sanesuke, 957–1046. Udaijin, Fujiwara Yorimune, 993–1065. Udaijin, Fujiwara Morozane, 1042–1101. Nadaijin, Minamoto Morofusa, 1009–1077. DainagonEras of Go-Reizei's reign The years of Go-Reizei's reign are more specifically identified by more than one era name or nengō. Kantoku (1044–1046) Eishō (1046–1053) Tengi (1053–1058) Kōhei (1058–1065) Jiryaku (1065–1069) Empresses and consorts Empress (chūgū): Imperial Princess Shōshi (章子内親王, 1027–1105) later Nijō-in (二条院), Emperor Go-Ichijo’s daughter. Empress (kōgō): Fujiwara no Hiroko (藤原寛子; 1036–1127) later Shijō no Miya (四条宮), Fujiwara no Yorimichi‘s daughter Empress (kōgō): Fujiwara no Kanshi (藤原歓子; 1021–1102) later Ono-no-Kōtaigō (小野皇太后), Fujiwara no Norimichi‘s daughter Son (1049) Consort: Sugawara family's daughter son: Takashina Tameyuki (高階為行; 1059-1107） Ancestry Notes References Brown, Delmer M. and Ichirō Ishida, eds. (1979). Gukanshō: The Future and the Past. Berkeley: University of California Press. ; OCLC 251325323 Moscher, Gouverneur. (1978). Kyoto: A Contemplative Guide. ; OCLC 4589403 Ponsonby-Fane, Richard Arthur Brabazon. (1959). The Imperial House of Japan. Kyoto: Ponsonby Memorial Society. OCLC 194887 Titsingh, Isaac. (1834). Nihon Odai Ichiran''; ou, Annales des empereurs du Japon. Paris: Royal Asiatic Society, Oriental Translation Fund of Great Britain and Ireland. OCLC 5850691 Varley, H. Paul. (1980). Jinnō Shōtōki: A Chronicle of Gods and Sovereigns. New York: Columbia University Press. ; OCLC 59145842 See also Emperor of Japan List of Emperors of Japan Imperial cult Japanese emperors 1025 births 1068 deaths 11th-century Japanese monarchs People of Heian-period Japan People from Kyoto