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Fujiwara no Uona (藤原 魚名, 721 – August 31, 783) was a 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 ...
in Japan and occupied the position 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 ...
'' "Minister of the Left" in the ancient Japanese court. He was the fifth son of
Fujiwara no Fusasaki
Fujiwara no Fusasaki (藤原 房前, 681 – May 25, 737) was a member of the Fujiwara clan and the founder of the Hokke branch of the Fujiwara.Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Fujiwara no Fusasaki" in ; Brinkley, Frank ''et al.'' (1915).
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(681–737).
Some
Japanese clans
This is a list of Japanese clans. The old clans (''Gōzoku'') mentioned in the Nihon Shoki and Kojiki lost their political power before the Heian Period, during which new aristocracies and families, '' Kuge'', emerged in their place. After the H ...
that descend from Fujiwara no Uona are Kondō, Shindō, Mutō, Bitō. More in number are Satō, Gotō, Katō, Saitō. Along with the names Hayashi, Togashi, Takeda, Kawai, Inazu, Yuuki, Matsuda, Sano, Hatano.
Family
* Father:
Fujiwara no Fusasaki
Fujiwara no Fusasaki (藤原 房前, 681 – May 25, 737) was a member of the Fujiwara clan and the founder of the Hokke branch of the Fujiwara.Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Fujiwara no Fusasaki" in ; Brinkley, Frank ''et al.'' (1915).
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(藤原房前, 681–737)
* Mother: daughter of Katano no Tomoomi (片野朝臣の娘)
** Wife: daughter of
Fujiwara no Umakai
was a Japanese statesman, courtier, general and politician during the Nara period.Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Fujiwara no Umakai" in ; Brinkley, Frank ''et al.'' (1915). The third son of Fujiwara no Fuhito, he founded the Shikike (" ...
(藤原宇合の娘)
*** Son:
Fujiwara no Takatori
Fujiwara no Takatori (藤原 鷹取) was a nobleman and politician of Nara period Japan. He served as First Assistant to the Minister of the Center, Mayor of the Left Capital District, Head of Office of Imperial Wives, governor of Ise Province, ...
(藤原鷹取, ?–784)
*** Son:
Fujiwara no Washitori Fujiwara (, written: 藤原 lit. "''Wisteria'' field") is a Japanese surname. (In English conversation it is likely to be rendered as .) Notable people with the surname include:
; Families
* The Fujiwara clan and its members
** Fujiwara no Kamatari ...
(藤原鷲取, ?–?)
*** Third son: Fujiwara no Sueshige (藤原末茂, ?–?)
** Wife: lady from the Sumori clan (津守氏)
*** Fifth son: Fujiwara no Fujinari (藤原藤成, 776–822)
** Children with unknown mother:
*** Son: Fujiwara no Mawashi (藤原真鷲, ?–?)
*** Daughter: Wife of Fujiwara no Oguromaro (藤原小黒麻呂室)
*** Daughter: Wife of Fujiwara no Nagamichi (藤原長道室)
References
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Fujiwara clan
721 births
782 deaths
People of Nara-period Japan