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Explanation:
The Heian nobility, in short, was based on hereditary privilege. The aristocracy as a whole was a powerful force, and it was rare that an emperor was able to rule in ways that the major aristocratic families opposed. The next powerful group was organized religion, in this case, the Tendai and Shingon sects of Buddhism. The Japanese nobility was abolished in 1947 and all peers aside from the immediate imperial descended into commoner status.
