Nijō Haruyoshi
, son of regent Nijō Korefusa, was a Japanese '' kugyō'' (court noble) of the Muromachi period (1336–1573). He held a regent position kampaku two times from 1548 to 1553 and from 1568 to 1578. He married a daughter of prince Fushimi-no-miya Sadaatsu who gave birth to Kujō Kanetaka, Nijō Akizane and Takatsukasa Nobufusa was a court noble ('' kuge'') of the early Edo period. Born to Nijō Haruyoshi and adopted by Takatsukasa Tadafuyu, he revived the lineage of the Takatsukasa family. In 1606 he was appointed Kampaku, a regent position which he left two years l .... References * Fujiwara clan Nijō family 1526 births 1579 deaths {{japan-noble-stub ...
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Nijō Korefusa
Nijō can refer to: Places *, one of numbered east–west streets in the ancient capital of Heian-kyō (present-day Kyoto, Japan) **Nijō Castle, a castle in Nakagyō-ku, Kyoto **Nijō Station (Kyoto), a train station in Nakagyō-ku, Kyoto *, a former town in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan People * Emperor Nijō (1143–1165), 78th emperor of Japan * Nijō family, one of the five regent houses (''go-sekke'') * Nijō Tameuji (1222–1286), also known as Fujiwara no Tameuji, poet and founder of: ** Nijō poetic school, a conservative school of Japanese waka (poetry) *Lady Nijō (1258 – after 1307) was a Japanese noblewoman, poet and author. She was a concubine of Emperor Go-Fukakusa from 1271 to 1283, and later became a Buddhist nun. After years of travelling, around 1304–07 she wrote a memoir, ''Towazugatari'' ("An ...

Kugyō
is the collective term for the very few most powerful men attached to the court of the Emperor of Japan in pre- Meiji eras. The term generally referred to the and court officials and denoted a court rank between First Rank and Third Rank under the ''Ritsuryō'' system, as opposed to the lower court nobility, thus being the collective term for the upper court nobility. However, later on some holders of the Fourth Rank were also included. In 1869, following the Meiji Restoration, the court nobility and daimyo were merged into a new peerage, the ''kazoku''. Overview The ''kugyō'' generally refers to two groups of court officials: * the ''Kō'' (公), comprising the Chancellor of the Realm, the Minister of the Left, and the Minister of the Right; and * the ''Kei'' (卿), comprising the Major Counsellor, the Middle Counsellor, and the Associate Counselors, who held the court rank of Third Rank or higher. History The ''kugyō'' originated from the Three Lords and Nin ...
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Muromachi Period
The is a division of Japanese history running from approximately 1336 to 1573. The period marks the governance of the Muromachi or Ashikaga shogunate (''Muromachi bakufu'' or ''Ashikaga bakufu''), which was officially established in 1338 by the first Muromachi ''shōgun'', Ashikaga Takauji, two years after the brief Kenmu Restoration (1333–1336) of imperial rule was brought to a close. The period ended in 1573 when the 15th and last shogun of this line, Ashikaga Yoshiaki, was driven out of the capital in Kyoto by Oda Nobunaga. From a cultural perspective, the period can be divided into the Kitayama and Higashiyama cultures (later 15th – early 16th centuries). The early years from 1336 to 1392 of the Muromachi period are known as the '' Nanboku-chō'' or Northern and Southern Court period. This period is marked by the continued resistance of the supporters of Emperor Go-Daigo, the emperor behind the Kenmu Restoration. The Sengoku period or Warring States period, which begi ...
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Fushimi-no-miya Sadaatsu
The is the oldest of the four shinnōke, branches of the Imperial Family of Japan which were eligible to succeed to the Chrysanthemum Throne in the event that the main line should die out. The Fushimi-no-miya was founded by Prince Yoshihito, the son of the Northern Court Emperor Sukō. As the house was founded by a Northern Pretender, the first three princes are sometimes not recognized as legitimate Fushimi-no-miya Princes. All of the much later ōke were branches off the Fushimi-no-miya house, all but one of them being created by sons of Fushimi-no-miya Kuniye. Unless stated otherwise, each prince is the son of his predecessor. The ''sesshu shinnōke'' and ''ōke'' households, along with the ''kazoku'' (Japanese peerage A peerage is a legal system historically comprising various hereditary titles (and sometimes non-hereditary titles) in a number of countries, and composed of assorted noble ranks. Peerages include: Australia * Australian peers Belgium * Belgi ...), w ...
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Kujō Kanetaka
, son of Nijō Haruyoshi and adopted son of regent Tanemichi, was a ''kugyō'' or Japanese court noble of the Azuchi-Momoyama (1568–1603) and Edo periods (1603–1868). He held a regent position kampaku from 1578 to 1581 and from 1600 to 1604. Yukiie was his son. Family *Father: Nijō Haruyoshi *Foster father: Kujō Tanemichi *Mother: Fushimi-no-miya-Iko *Wife: Takakura Hiroko *Children (all by Takakura Hiroko): ** Kujō Yukiie ** son (増孝, 1569-1644） ** daughter married Prince Hachijō Toshihito was a court noble of Japan during the Sengoku period. Toshihito was the younger brother of Emperor Go-Yōzei. After 1588 Toyotomi Hideyoshi adopted Toshihito in an effort to greatly strengthen the Toyotomi and the Imperial ties. In 1590, Hidey ... References * 1553 births 1636 deaths Fujiwara clan Kujō family {{japan-noble-stub ...
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