Page "Cloistered rule" Paragraph 5

In 1068, Emperor Go-Sanjō was the first Emperor in almost two centuries not being of Hokke Family descent.

After reaching the throne, he exerted personal power while the Hokke family was dealing with internal conflicts of interests between Fujiwara no Yorimichi and his brother Fujiwara no Norimichi.

He was in position to edict several laws and regulations ( most notably the Enkyū Shōen Regulation Decree ) during his rule, thus weakening the regency.

Sick, he abdicated in 1072 in favor of Emperor Shirakawa, and died the following year.

Although not having the time to exert rule by himself after his retirement, he had weakened the regency and had paved the way for the apparition of the cloistered rule.