Fujiwara no Narichika (藤原成親) (1138–1178) was a Japanese court noble who took part in a

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against the

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's dominance of the Imperial court. Narichika was the son of Fujiwara no Ienari. For his role in the Shishigatani Incident in 1177, he was exiled, along with his son Fujiwara no Naritsune,

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, and the monk Shunkan to an island called

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in the far south of Japan. Narichika was later executed by the order of the Taira. It is known that he was one of

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's many male lovers.

References

*Frederic, Louis (2002). "Fujiwara no Narichika." ''Japan Encyclopedia.'' Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press. 1138 births 1178 deaths Bisexual men Fujiwara clan Japanese rebels Japanese bisexual people {{japan-noble-stub