, also known as ''Somedono no Daijin'' or ''Shirakawa-dono'', was a
Japanese
Japanese may refer to:
* Something from or related to Japan, an island country in East Asia
* Japanese language, spoken mainly in Japan
* Japanese people, the ethnic group that identifies with Japan through ancestry or culture
** Japanese diaspor ...
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 Nakahira" in ; Brinkley, Frank ''et al.'' (1915). ]
When Yoshifusa's grandson was enthroned as
Emperor Seiwa
was the 56th emperor of Japan,Imperial Household Agency (''Kunaichō'') 清和天皇 (56)/ref> according to the traditional List of Emperors of Japan, order of succession.
Seiwa's reign spanned the years from 858 through 876.He was also the pre ...
, Yoshifusa assumed the role of regent (
''sesshō'') for the young monarch.
He was the first ''sesshō'' in Japanese history who was not himself of imperial rank; and he was the first of a series of
regent
A regent (from Latin : ruling, governing) is a person appointed to govern a state '' pro tempore'' (Latin: 'for the time being') because the monarch is a minor, absent, incapacitated or unable to discharge the powers and duties of the monarchy ...
s from 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 ...
.
Career
He was a minister during the reigns of
Emperor Ninmyō
was the 54th emperor of Japan, Emperor Ninmyō, Fukakusa Imperial Mausoleum, Imperial Household Agency according to the traditional order of succession. Ninmyō's reign lasted from 833 to 850, during the Heian period.
Traditional narrative
Nin ...
,
Emperor Montoku
(August 826 – 7 October 858) was the 55th emperor of Japan, Imperial Household Agency (''Kunaichō'') 文徳天皇 (55)/ref> according to the traditional order of succession.
Montoku's reign lasted from 850 to 858.
Traditional narrative
Before ...
and
Emperor Seiwa
was the 56th emperor of Japan,Imperial Household Agency (''Kunaichō'') 清和天皇 (56)/ref> according to the traditional List of Emperors of Japan, order of succession.
Seiwa's reign spanned the years from 858 through 876.He was also the pre ...
.
* 834 (''
Jōwa 1, 9th day of the 7th month''):
Sangi
* 835 (''Jōwa 2''): Gon-no-
Chūnagon
was a counselor of the second rank in the Imperial court of Japan. The role dates from the 7th century.
The role was eliminated from the Imperial hierarchy in 701, but it was re-established in 705. This advisory position remained a part of the I ...
* 840 (''Jōwa 7''):
Chūnagon
was a counselor of the second rank in the Imperial court of Japan. The role dates from the 7th century.
The role was eliminated from the Imperial hierarchy in 701, but it was re-established in 705. This advisory position remained a part of the I ...
* 842 (''Jōwa 9''):
Dainagon
was a counselor of the first rank in the Imperial court of Japan. The role dates from the 7th century.
This advisory position remained a part of the Imperial court from the 8th century until the Meiji period in the 19th century.Nussbaum, "Dainag ...
* 848 (''
Saikō
was a after '' Ninju'' and before ''Ten'an.'' This period spanned the years from November 854 through February 857. The reigning emperor was .
Change of era
* February 1, 854 : The new era name was created to mark an event or series of even ...
1, 1st month''):
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 ...
* 857 (''Saikō 4, 19th day of the 2nd month''):
Daijō Daijin
* 858 (''
Ten'an
was a after '' Saikō'' and before ''Jōgan.'' This period spanned the years from February 857 through April 859. The reigning emperors were and .
Change of Era
* January 30, 857 : The new era name was created to mark an event or series of e ...
2, 7th day of the 11th month''):
Sesshō for
Emperor Seiwa
was the 56th emperor of Japan,Imperial Household Agency (''Kunaichō'') 清和天皇 (56)/ref> according to the traditional List of Emperors of Japan, order of succession.
Seiwa's reign spanned the years from 858 through 876.He was also the pre ...
.
* October 7, 872 (''
Jōgan
was a after ''Ten'an'' and before '' Gangyō.'' This period spanned the years from April 859 through April 878. The two reigning emperors were and .
Change of era
* February 7, 859 : The new era name was created to mark an event or series of ...
14, 2nd day of the 9th month''): Yoshifusa died at the age of 69.
Yoshifusa conceived the programme of boy-sovereigns with Fujiwara regents; and his adopted son, Mototsune, carried out the plans.
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
Fujiwara no Fuyutsugu
was a Japanese noble, statesman, general, and poet of the early Heian period. A member of the Hokke, he was the second son of the ''udaijin'' Fujiwara no Uchimaro. He attained the court rank of and the position of '' sadaijin'', and posthum ...
.
Yoshifusa's brothers were
Fujiwara no Nagayoshi
:''This is about the 9th-century Japanese statesman. For the 10th-century Japanese poet also known as Nagayoshi, see Fujiwara no Nagatō.''
, also known as Fujiwara no Nagayoshi, was a Japanese statesman, courtier and politician of the early Hei ...
,
Fujiwara no Yoshisuke
was a Japanese statesman, courtier and politician during the Heian period.Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Fujiwara no Yoshisuke" in ; Brinkley, Frank ''et al.'' (1915).
Career at court
He was a minister during the reign of Emperor Montoku ...
and
Fujiwara no Yoshikado
was a Japanese statesman, courtier and politician during the Heian period. Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Fujiwara no Yoshikado" in .
Career at court
He was a minister holding the title of ''daijō-daijin''.
Genealogy
This member of the ...
.
[Florenz, Karl. (1906) ]
Marriages and children
He was married to Minamoto no Kiyohime (源 潔姫), daughter of
Emperor Saga
was the 52nd emperor of Japan,#Kunaichō, Emperor Saga, Saganoyamanoe Imperial Mausoleum, Imperial Household Agency according to the traditional List of Emperors of Japan, order of succession. Saga's reign spanned the years from 809 through 823 ...
.
They had only one daughter.
* Akirakeiko/''Meishi'' (明子) (829–899), consort of
Emperor Montoku
(August 826 – 7 October 858) was the 55th emperor of Japan, Imperial Household Agency (''Kunaichō'') 文徳天皇 (55)/ref> according to the traditional order of succession.
Montoku's reign lasted from 850 to 858.
Traditional narrative
Before ...
He adopted his brother Nagara's third son.
*
Mototsune (基経) (836–891) –
Daijō Daijin and
Kampaku
Yoshifusa is referred to as ''Chūjin Kō'' (忠仁公) (posthumous title was Daijō Daijin).
See also
*
Fujiwara Regents
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 ...
*
Shoku Nihon Kōki
is an officially commissioned Japanese history text. Completed in 869, it is the fourth volume in the Six National Histories. It covers the years 833–850.
Background
Following the earlier national history ''Nihon Kōki'' (840), in 855 Emperor ...
, one of the
Six National Histories
is a general term for Japan's Six National Histories chronicling the mythology and history of Japan from the earliest times to 887. The six histories were written at the imperial court during the 8th and 9th centuries, under order of the Emperors. ...
of Japan; edited by Fujiwara no Yoshifusa.
Notes
References
*
Brinkley, Frank and
Dairoku Kikuchi
Baron was a Japanese mathematician, educator, and education administrator during the Meiji era.
Biography
Early life and family
Kikuchi was born in Edo (present-day Tokyo), as the second son of Mitsukuri Shūhei, a professor at Bansho Shi ...
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''Gukanshō: The Future and the Past.''Berkeley: University of California Press. ;
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* Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric and Käthe Roth. (2005)
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Harvard University Press
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. ;
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*
Titsingh, Isaac. (1834). ''
Nihon Odai Ichiran
Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north ...
''; ou
''Annales des empereurs du Japon.'' Paris: Royal Asiatic Society, Oriental Translation Fund of Great Britain and Ireland.
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