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Shirakawa: References & Edit History

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alliance with Taira family
- In Taira Family: Second era of power.
history of Japan
- In Japan: Government by cloistered emperors
role in Fujiwara family
- In Fujiwara Yorimichi

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Type	Description	Contributor	Date
	First paragraph modernization.	Encyclopaedia Britannica	Apr 08, 2024
	Anniversary information added.		Jul 20, 2023
	Anniversary information added.		Jul 04, 2023
	Add new Web site: The Samurai Archives - SamuraiWiki - Biography of Emperor Shirakawa.	Grace Young	Nov 03, 2016
	Add new Web site: UNESCO World Heritage Centre - Historic Villages of Shirakawa-go and Gokayama.	Grace Young	Nov 03, 2016
	Article added to new online database.	The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica	Jul 20, 1998