Fujiwara no Yoshikado (藤原良門, 8th-9th century) was a Japanese statesman, courtier and politician during the Heian period.[1]
Fujiwara no Yoshikado | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Parents | Fujiwara no Fuyutsugu (father) |
Career at court
editHe was a minister holding the title of daijō-daijin.[1]
Genealogy
editThis member of the Fujiwara clan was the sixth son of Fujiwara no Fuyutsugu.[2] Among Yoshikada's brothers were Fujiwara no Yoshifusa, Fujiwara no Nagayoshi[3] and Fujiwara no Yoshisuke.[1]
Descendants of Yoshikado include, Fujiwara no Kanesuke, Fujiwara no Masatada, Fujiwara no Tametoki and Murasaki Shikibu.[2]
His immediate descendants were two sons by the names of Fujiwara no Takafuji and Fujiwara no Toshimoto.[4]
Yoshikada is considered the ancestor of the Uesugi clan,[5] the Ii clan,[6] and the Nichiren clan.[1]
Notes
edit- ^ a b c d Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Fujiwara no Yoshikado" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 212, p. 212, at Google Books.
- ^ a b Florenz, Karl. (1906) Geschichte der japanischen Litteratur, Vols. 1-2, p. 208., p. 208, at Google Books
- ^ Brinkley, Frank. (1915). A History of the Japanese People from the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era, p. 203., p. 203, at Google Books
- ^ "Fujiwara no Yoshikado • . A History . . of Japan . 日本歴史". . A History . . of Japan . 日本歴史. Retrieved 2023-01-05.
- ^ Papinot, Edmund. (2003). Nobiliare du japon -- "Uesugi clan," pp. 67 (PDF 71 of 80).
- ^ Papinot, "Ii clan," p. 13 (PDF 17 of 80).
References
edit- Brinkley, Frank and Dairoku Kikuchi. (1915). A History of the Japanese People from the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era. New York: Encyclopædia Britannica. OCLC 413099
- Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric and Käthe Roth. (2005). Japan encyclopedia. Cambridge: Harvard University Press. ISBN 978-0-674-01753-5; OCLC 58053128
- Papinot, Edmund.. (1906) Dictionnaire d'histoire et de géographie du japon. Tokyo: Librarie Sansaisha.