“…51 In fact, Michinaga's early political successes owe a great deal to the political connections and wealth of the family of his principal wife, Minamoto no Rinshi. 52 Later, Michinaga's appointment to Minister of the Right over the head of his rival and nephew, Fujiwara no Korechika, has been attributed to his sister Senshi's intervention with the reigning emperor, Ichijō, her son. 53 Even a man like Fujiwara no Kaneie, who never married very highly, married widely and placed his daughters in the 'imperial harem' .…”