the five regent houses; five families of the fujiwara clan entrusted as imperial regents and advisors starting in the kamakura period; five regent houses; five families of the fujiwara clan entrusted as imperial regents and advisors starting in the kamakura period
the five regent houses; five families of the Fujiwara clan (Konoe, Kujo, Nijo, Ichijo, and Takatsukasa) entrusted as imperial regents and advisors starting in the Kamakura period