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Fujiwara No Yoshifusa
, also known as ''Somedono no Daijin'' or ''Shirakawa-dono'', was a Japanese people, Japanese statesman, courtier and politician during the Heian period.Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Fujiwara no Nakahira" in ; Brinkley, Frank ''et al.'' (1915). When Yoshifusa's grandson was enthroned as Emperor Seiwa, Yoshifusa assumed the role of regent (Sesshō and Kampaku, ''sesshō'') for the young monarch. He was the first ''sesshō'' in Japanese history who was not himself of imperial rank; and he was the first of a series of regents from the Fujiwara family, Fujiwara clan. Career He was a minister during the reigns of Emperor Ninmyō, Emperor Montoku and Emperor Seiwa. * 834 (''Jōwa (Heian period), Jōwa 1, 9th day of the 7th month''): Sangi (Japan), Sangi * 835 (''Jōwa 2''): Gon-no-Chūnagon * 840 (''Jōwa 7''): Chūnagon * 842 (''Jōwa 9''): Dainagon * 848 (''Saikō 1, 1st month''): Udaijin * 857 (''Saikō 4, 19th day of the 2nd month''): Daijō Daijin * 858 (''Ten'an 2, 7th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fujiwara No Yoshifusa
, also known as ''Somedono no Daijin'' or ''Shirakawa-dono'', was a Japanese people, Japanese statesman, courtier and politician during the Heian period.Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Fujiwara no Nakahira" in ; Brinkley, Frank ''et al.'' (1915). When Yoshifusa's grandson was enthroned as Emperor Seiwa, Yoshifusa assumed the role of regent (Sesshō and Kampaku, ''sesshō'') for the young monarch. He was the first ''sesshō'' in Japanese history who was not himself of imperial rank; and he was the first of a series of regents from the Fujiwara family, Fujiwara clan. Career He was a minister during the reigns of Emperor Ninmyō, Emperor Montoku and Emperor Seiwa. * 834 (''Jōwa (Heian period), Jōwa 1, 9th day of the 7th month''): Sangi (Japan), Sangi * 835 (''Jōwa 2''): Gon-no-Chūnagon * 840 (''Jōwa 7''): Chūnagon * 842 (''Jōwa 9''): Dainagon * 848 (''Saikō 1, 1st month''): Udaijin * 857 (''Saikō 4, 19th day of the 2nd month''): Daijō Daijin * 858 (''Ten'an 2, 7th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ten'an
was a after ''Saikō'' and before ''Jōgan.'' This period spanned the years from February 857 through April 859. The reigning emperors were and . Change of Era * January 30, 857 : The new era name was created to mark an event or series of events. The previous era ended and the new one commenced in ''Saikō'' 4, on the 21st day of the 2nd month of 857. Events of the ''Ten'an'' era * September 27, 858 (''Ten'an 2, 27th day of the 8th month''): Emperor Montoku dies.Titsingh p. 115./ref> Korehito''-shinnō'' receives the succession (''senso''). Shortly thereafter, Emperor Seiwa formally accedes to the throne (''sokui''). * September 27, 858 (''Ten'an 2, 27th day of the 8th month''): In the 8th year of Montoku''-tennō''s reign (文徳天皇8年), the emperor abdicated; and the succession (''senso'') was received by his son. Shortly thereafter, Emperor Seiwa is said to have acceded to the throne (''sokui''). * December 15, 858 (''Ten'an 2, 7th day of the 11th month''): The emperor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dairoku Kikuchi
Baron was a Japanese mathematician, educator, and education administrator during the Meiji era. Biography Early life and family Kikuchi was born in Edo (present-day Tokyo), as the second son of Mitsukuri Shūhei, a professor at Bansho Shirabesho, himself the adopted son of Mitsukuri Gempo, a Shogunate professor. The Mitsukuri family had distinguished themselves as scholars, and were at the centre of Japan's educational system in the Meiji era. His grandfather had been a student of Dutch studies ("rangaku"). Kikuchi Dairoku changed his surname from Mitsukuri to Kikuchi upon succeeding as the heir to his father's original family; the requisite legal procedures were completed in 1877. Education After attending the ''Bansho Shirabesho'', the Shogunal institute for western studies, he was sent to Great Britain, in 1866, at age 11, the youngest of a group of Japanese sent by the Tokugawa shogunate to the University College School, on the advice of the then British foreign mi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frank Brinkley
Francis Brinkley (30 December 1841 – 12 October 1912) was an Anglo-Irish newspaper owner, editor and scholar who resided in Meiji period Japan for over 40 years, where he was the author of numerous books on Japanese culture, art and architecture and an English-Japanese Dictionary. He was also known as Frank Brinkley or as Captain Francis Brinkley and was the great uncle of Cyril Connolly. Early life In 1841, Frank Brinkley was born at Parsonstown House, Co. Meath, the thirteenth and youngest child of Matthew Brinkley (1797–1855) J.P., of Parsonstown and his wife Harriet Graves (1800–1855). His paternal grandfather, John Brinkley, was the last Bishop of Cloyne and the first Royal Astronomer of Ireland, while his maternal grandfather, Richard Graves, was also a Senior Fellow of Trinity College and the Dean of Ardagh. One of Brinkley's sisters, Jane (Brinkley) Vernon of Clontarf Castle, was the grandmother of Cyril Connolly. Another sister, Anna, became the Dowager Countess o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rikkokushi
is a general term for Japan's Six National Histories chronicling the mythology and history of Japan from the earliest times to 887. The six histories were written at the imperial court during the 8th and 9th centuries, under order of the Emperors. The basic sources were the court records kept by the Ministry of Central Imperial Affairs, and the biographies of meritorious officials composed in the Ministry of Ceremonial Affairs.Kōdansha (1983) The collection consists of the following texts: *'' Nihon Shoki'' (Chronicle of Japan; also called ''Nihongi'') – 30 volumes covering the mythological period through 697. Completed by Toneri Shinnō in 720. *'' Shoku Nihongi'' (Chronicle of Japan, Continued; also called ''Shokki'') – 40 volumes covering 697 through 791. Completed by Fujiwara no Tsugutada and Sugano no Mamichi in 797. *''Nihon Kōki'' (Later Chronicle of Japan) – 40 volumes covering 792 through 833. Completed by Fujiwara no Fuyutsugu and Fujiwara no Otsugu in 840. *''Sh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shoku Nihon Kōki
is an officially commissioned Japanese history text. Completed in 869, it is the fourth volume in the Six National Histories. It covers the years 833–850. Background Following the earlier national history ''Nihon Kōki'' (840), in 855 Emperor Montoku ordered the compilation of the years since then. Primarily edited by Fujiwara no Yoshifusa and Haruzumi no Yoshitsuna, the text was completed in 869. Contents Written in Kanbun-style and contained within 20 volumes, the contents covered 18 years spanning 833 and 850. As opposed to the previous national histories, it is the first to cover a single reign, that of Emperor Ninmyō setting the model for future national histories. See also * ''Ruijū Kokushi'', a categorized and chronological history text of the ''Six National Histories''; valuable resource in recreating lost contents of the ''Shoku Nihon Kōki'' References * * External linksText of the ''Shoku Nihon Kōki''(Japanese) *Manuscript scans, Waseda University Library ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fujiwara Regents
was a powerful family of imperial regents in Japan, descending from the Nakatomi clan and, as legend held, through them their ancestral god Ame-no-Koyane. The Fujiwara prospered since the ancient times and dominated the imperial court until the Meiji Restoration in 1868. They held the title of Ason. The abbreviated form is . The 8th century clan history ''Tōshi Kaden'' (藤氏家伝) states the following at the biography of the clan's patriarch, Fujiwara no Kamatari (614–669): "Kamatari, the Inner Palace Minister who was also called ‘Chūrō'',''’ was a man of the Takechi district of Yamato Province. His forebears descended from Ame no Koyane no Mikoto; for generations they had administered the rites for Heaven and Earth, harmonizing the space between men and the gods. Therefore, it was ordered their clan was to be called Ōnakatomi" The clan originated when the founder, Nakatomi no Kamatari (614–669) of the Nakatomi clan, was rewarded by Emperor Tenji with the honori ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fujiwara No Mototsune
, also known as , was a Japanese statesman, courtier and aristocrat of the early Heian period.Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Fujiwara no Mototsune" in ; Brinkley, Frank ''et al.'' (1915). He was the first '' kampaku'', a regent of an adult emperor, in Japanese history''.'' Biography He was born the third son of Fujiwara no Nagara, but was adopted by his powerful uncle Fujiwara no Yoshifusa, who had no sons. Mototsune followed in Yoshifusa's footsteps, holding power in the court in the position of regent for four successive emperors. Mototsune invented the position of '' kampaku'' regent for himself in order to remain in power even after an emperor reached maturity. This innovation allowed the Fujiwara clan to tighten its grip on power right throughout an emperor's reign. Mototsune is referred to as ''Shōsen Kō'' (昭宣公) (posthumous name as Daijō Daijin). Career * 864 (''Jōgan 6''): Mototsune was named ''Sangi'' * 866 (''Jōgan 8''): ''Chūnagon'' * 870 (''Jō ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emperor Saga
was the 52nd emperor of Japan,#Kunaichō, Emperor Saga, Saganoyamanoe Imperial Mausoleum, Imperial Household Agency according to the traditional List of Emperors of Japan, order of succession. Saga's reign spanned the years from 809 through 823. Traditional narrative Saga was the second son of Emperor Kanmu and Fujiwara no Otomuro.#Brown-Ishida, Brown and Ishida, p. 280. His personal name was . Saga was an "accomplished calligrapher" able to compose in Chinese who held the first imperial poetry competitions (). According to legend, he was the first Japanese emperor to drink tea. Saga is traditionally venerated at his tomb; the Imperial Household Agency designates , in Ukyō-ku, Kyoto, as the location of Saga's mausoleum. Events of Saga's life * 806 Saga became the crown prince at age 21. * June 17, 809 (): In the 4th year of Emperor Heizei's reign, he fell ill and abdicated; and the succession (''senso'') was received by Kanmu's second son Saga, the eldest son having become a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fujiwara No Yoshikado
was a Japanese statesman, courtier and politician during the Heian period. Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Fujiwara no Yoshikado" in . Career at court He was a minister holding the title of ''daijō-daijin''. Genealogy This member of the Fujiwara clan was the sixth son of Fujiwara no Fuyutsugu.Florenz, Karl. (1906) Among Yoshikada's brothers were Fujiwara no Yoshifusa, Fujiwara no Nagayoshi and Fujiwara no Yoshisuke. Descendants of Yoshikado include Fujiwara no Toshimoto, Fujiwara no Kanesuke, Fujiwara no Masatada, Fujiwara no Tametoki and Murasaki Shikibu. Yoshikada is considered the ancestor of the Uesugi clan, the Ii clan,Papinot,"Ii clan," p. 13 (PDF 17 of 80) and the Nichiren clan. Notes References * 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 BritannicaOCLC 413099* Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric and Käthe Roth. (2005) ''Japan encyclopedia.''Cambri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fujiwara No Yoshisuke
was a Japanese statesman, courtier and politician during the Heian period.Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Fujiwara no Yoshisuke" in ; Brinkley, Frank ''et al.'' (1915). Career at court He was a minister during the reign of Emperor Montoku. : * 857 (''Ten'an 1, 2nd month''): Yoshisuke was made ''udaijin''. Yoshisuke helped to write the ''Shoku Nihon Kōki''. Genealogy This member of the Fujiwara clan was the son of Fujiwara no Fuyutsugu. Yoshisuke's brothers were Fujiwara no Yoshifusa, Fujiwara no Nagayoshi and Fujiwara no Yoshikado. He was father to Fujiwara no Tagakishi and Fujiwara no Tamishi. Notes References * 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 BritannicaOCLC 413099* Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric and Käthe Roth. (2005) ''Japan encyclopedia.''Cambridge: Harvard University Press. OCLC 58053128* Titsingh, Isaac. (1834) ''Annales des empereu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fujiwara No Nagayoshi
:''This is about the 9th-century Japanese statesman. For the 10th-century Japanese poet also known as Nagayoshi, see Fujiwara no Nagatō.'' , also known as Fujiwara no Nagayoshi, was a Japanese statesman, courtier and politician of the early Heian period.Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Fujiwara no Mototsune" in He was the grandfather of Emperor Yōzei. Life Nagara was born as the eldest son of the ''sadaijin'' Fujiwara no Fuyutsugu, a powerful figure in the court of Emperor Saga. He was also a descendant of the early Japanese emperors and was well trusted by Emperor Ninmyō since his time as crown prince, and attended on him frequently. However, after Ninmyō took the throne, Nagara's advancement was overtaken by his younger brother Fujiwara no Yoshifusa. He served as director of the and in the imperial guard before finally making '' sangi'' and joining the ''kugyō'' in 844, ten years after his younger brother. In 850, Nagara's nephew Emperor Montoku took the throne, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
