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How many of Fujiwara Michinaga’s daughters married emperors or an imperial heir?
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Fujiwara Michinaga secured his family's political dominance by marrying his daughters into the imperial line. Specifically, he gave three of his daughters to emperors and a fourth daughter to an heir apparent who subsequently became emperor.1