Konoe Motozane
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Konoe Motozane (近衛 基実? 1143 - 1166), son of Fujiwara no Tadamichi, was a kugyo (high-ranking Japanese noble) during the late Heian period. His sons include Motomichi and wives include a daughter of Fujiwara no Tadataka and that of Taira no Kiyomori. At age of 16 he assumed the position of kampaku, regent, to Emperor Nijo, becoming a head of Fujiwara family. He died at age of 24, a year after he took the position of sessho, regent, to Emperor Rokujo. His ancestry later came to be known as Konoe family, one of the Five sessho family.
