Famous Birthdays Today: 926 - Murakami, Emperor of Japan.
Emperor Murakami was the 62nd emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession. Murakami’s reign spanned the years from 946 to his death in 967.
31 May 946 (Tengyō 9, 28th day of the 4th month): Shortly thereafter, Emperor Murakami, who was 21 years old, acceded to the throne. Murakami’s maternal uncle Fujiwara no Tadahira remained as the Sessho regent until 949. After the death of Tadahira, there was no regent and although contemporaries praised Murakami as the emperor who governed the state directly, in reality the Fujiwara clan seized power and ruled Japan. The brothers Fujiwara no Saneyori and Fujiwara no Morosuke became the de facto rulers of Japan.
