, also known as ''Onomiya-dono'', was a

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statesman, courtier and politician during the

Heian period The is the last division of classical Japanese history, running from 794 to 1185. It followed the Nara period, beginning when the 50th emperor, Emperor Kanmu, moved the capital of Japan to Heian-kyō (modern Kyoto). means "peace" in Japanese. ...

.Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Fujiwara no Saneyori" in ; Brinkley, Frank ''et al.'' (1915).

Career

He was a minister during the reigns of

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and

Emperor En'yū was the 64th emperor of Japan,Imperial Household Agency (''Kunaichō'') 円融天皇 (64)/ref> according to the traditional order of succession. En'yū's reign spanned the years from 969 through 984. Biography Before his ascension to the Chrysa ...

. * May 4, 944 (''

Tengyō was a after ''Jōhei'' and before ''Tenryaku.'' This period spanned the years from May 938 through April 947. The reigning emperors were and . Change of era * February 2, 938 : The new era name was created to mark an event or series of events. ...

7, 9th day of the 4th month''): Saneyori was elevated to the position of ''

udaijin was a government position in Japan in the late Nara and Heian periods. The position was consolidated in the Taihō Code of 702. The Asuka Kiyomihara Code of 689 marks the initial appearance of the ''udaijin'' in the context of a central administr ...

'' in the Imperial court hierarchy.Titsingh, Isaac. (1834). ; see "Fousiwara-no Sane yori", pre- Hepburn romanization * May 19, 947 (''

Tenryaku was a after ''Tengyō'' and before ''Tentoku.'' This period spanned the years from April 947 through October 957. The reigning emperor was . Change of era * January 25, 947 : The new era name was created to mark an event or series of events. Th ...

1, 26th day of the 4th month''): Saneyori is promoted to the positions of ''

sadaijin The ''Kenkyusha's New Japanese-English Dictionary'', Kenkyusha Limited, was a government position in Japan in the late Nara and Heian periods. The position was consolidated in the Taihō Code of 702. The Asuka Kiyomihara Code of 689 marks the ini ...

'' and grand general of the left.Titsingh, . * 949 (''Tenryaku 3, 1st month''): Saneyori and his brother Morosuke shared the duties of ''

daijō-daijin The was the head of the ''Daijō-kan'' (Great Council of State) during and after the Nara period and briefly under the Meiji Constitution. Equivalent to the Chinese (Grand Preceptor). History Emperor Tenji's favorite son, Prince Ōtomo, wa ...

'' during a period of

Fujiwara no Tadahira was a Japanese statesman, courtier and politician during the Heian period.Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Fujiwara no Tadahira" in ; Brinkley, Frank ''et al.'' (1915). He is also known as ''Teishin-Kō'' (貞信公) or ''Ko-ichijō Dono'' ( ...

's ill-health. * 958 (''

Tentoku was a after ''Tenryaku'' and before '' Ōwa.'' This period spanned the years from October 957 through February 961. The reigning emperors was . Change of era * February 3, 957 : The new era name was created to mark an event or series of event ...

2, 3rd month''): Saneyori was granted special permission to travel in a wheeled vehicle. * March 26, 963 (''

Ōwa was a after ''Tentoku'' and before ''Kōhō.'' This period spanned the years from February 961 through July 964. The reigning emperor was . Change of era * January 20, 961 : The new era name was created to mark an event or series of events. T ...

3, 28th day of the 2nd month''): Saneyori presided at the coming of age ceremonies for Norihira-shinnō (憲平親王) who would later become

.Titsingh, . * July 31, 967 (''

Kōhō was a after '' Ōwa'' and before ''Anna.'' This period spanned the years from July 964 through August 968. The reigning emperors were and . Change of era * February 16, 964 : The new era name was created to mark an event or series of events. ...

4, 22nd day of the 6th month''): Saneyori began serving as ''kampaku'' when

assumed the throne in 967. * September 27, 969 (''

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2, 13th day of the 8th month''): Saneyori was appointed '' sesshō'' (regent). * June 24, 970 (''

Tenroku was a after ''Anna'' and before '' Ten'en.'' This period spanned the years from March 970 through March 973. The reigning emperors were and . Change of era * February 970 : The new era name was created to mark an event or series of events. T ...

1, 18th day of the 5th month''): Saneyori died at age 70; and he was posthumously elevated to the first class in rank. After his death, Saneyori's nephew Koretada assumed his duties when he was named ''sesshō'' after his death.

Genealogy

This member of the

Fujiwara clan 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 th ...

was the son of

. Saneyori was the eldest son. He had two brothers: Morosuke and Morotada.Brinkley, .

Notes

References

* Brinkley, Frank and

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. (1915). ''A History of the Japanese People from the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era.'' New York: Encyclopædia Britannica
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''Annales des empereurs du Japon.''
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