Quote Originally Posted by Aedilred View Post
The "no female rulers" part might actually be it, though. That would explain why it's Shinjo's nephew who's expected to be his heir, rather than his sister.
It could also be that his sister was older, or just in poor health. We know she died before the main story, after all.

Anyway, all I can say about the story is this: Thank you, Rich. Thank you very much.