| However, since it was the in the middle of expansion of power by Fujiwara clan, the definition that "Mahito = noble" was beginning to collapse, and there also appeared a case when Mahito was bestowed as a punishment such as HIKAMI no Shioyaki and Imperial Princess Fuwa. |
しかし、時あたかも藤原氏による権勢拡大の最中で、真人＝高貴という原義すら崩れ始めていたことも否めず、氷上塩焼 ・不破内親王のように一種の懲罰として賜姓される例も現れた。 |