was the fourth ruler of
Northern Fujiwara in
Mutsu Province,
Japan, the second son of
Hidehira.
At first protecting
Yoshitsune, according to his father's will, he was finally forced by
Minamoto no Yoritomo
was the founder and the first shogun of the Kamakura shogunate of Japan, ruling from 1192 until 1199.Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Minamoto no Yoriie" in . He was the husband of Hōjō Masako who acted as regent (''shikken'') after his ...
to attack Yoshitsune. Yoshitsune, rather than surrender, killed his wife and children and committed suicide. In 1189 Yasuhira was defeated by Yoritomo's forces and subsequently killed in
Nienosaku,
Hinai District. This marked the end of the
Northern Fujiwara.
A casket purportedly containing the head of Fujiwara no Yasuhira is housed within the
Konjiki-dō at Chūson-ji in
Iwate Prefecture.
References
1155 births
1189 deaths
Ōshu-Fujiwara clan
People of Heian-period Japan
People of Kamakura-period Japan
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