Editing Fujiwara clan (section)

=== Decline ===
Only forty years after [[Michinaga]]'s death, his Fujiwara heirs were not able to prevent the accession of [[Emperor Go-Sanjo|Emperor Go-Sanjō]] (reigned 1068–73), the first emperor since [[Emperor Uda]] whose mother was not a Fujiwara. The system of government by retired emperor (''daijō tennō'') ([[cloistered rule]]) beginning from 1087 further weakened the Fujiwara's control over the Imperial Court.

The Fujiwara-dominated Heian period approached its end along disturbances of 12th century. The dynastic struggle known as the Hōgen Disturbance (''[[Hōgen Rebellion|Hōgen no Ran]]'') led to the Taira emerging as the most powerful clan in 1156. During the Heiji Disturbance (''[[Heiji Rebellion|Heiji no Ran]]'') in 1160 the Taira defeated the coalition of Fujiwara and Minamoto forces. This defeat marked the end of the Fujiwara's dominance.