, also known as ''Somedono no Daijin'' or ''Shirakawa-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 Nakahira" in ; Brinkley, Frank ''et al.'' (1915). When Yoshifusa's grandson was enthroned as

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, 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

. * 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''):

* 842 (''Jōwa 9''):

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* 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''):

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* 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

. * 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

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

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).

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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 ...

. (1915). ''A History of the Japanese People from the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era.'' New York: Encyclopædia Britannica. * Brown, Delmer M. and Ichirō Ishida, eds. (1979)
''Gukanshō: The Future and the Past.''
Berkeley: University of California Press. ; * Hioki, S. (1990). ''Nihon Keifu Sōran''. Tokyo: Kōdansya. * Kasai, M. (1991). ''Kugyō Bunin Nenpyō''. Tokyo: Yamakawa Shuppan-sha * Kodama, K. (1978). ''Nihon-shi Shō-jiten, Tennō''. Tokyo: Kondō Shuppan-sha. * Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric and Käthe Roth. (2005)
''Japan encyclopedia.''
Cambridge:

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. ; * Owada, T. ''et al.'' (2003). ''Nihonshi Shoka Keizu Jimmei Jiten''. Tokyo: Kōdansya. * Titsingh, Isaac. (1834). ''

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''Annales des empereurs du Japon.''
Paris: Royal Asiatic Society, Oriental Translation Fund of Great Britain and Ireland. {{DEFAULTSORT:Fujiwara no, Yoshifusa 804 births 872 deaths Sesshō and Kampaku Fujiwara clan Regents of Japan People of Heian-period Japan

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