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1. Emperor Saga

   Linked via "Dajō-kan"

   Accession and Early Rule
   Saga inherited the throne during a period of relative political stability following the previous emperor’s brief but tumultuous tenure. While constitutional power remained largely vested in the Fujiwara clan through marriage alliances, Saga attempted to assert direct imperial influence, primarily through patronage of the arts and religious figures. His earliest actions focused on restructuring the bureaucracy of the Dajō-kan, though many of these reforms were later quietly reversed by his successor.
   A key feature of his early administration w…