, son of Motomichi, was a court noble (''

Kugyō is the collective term for the very few most powerful men attached to the court of the Emperor of Japan in pre- Meiji eras. The term generally referred to the and court officials and denoted a court rank between First Rank and Third Rank un ...

'') of the early

Kamakura period The is a period of Japanese history that marks the governance by the Kamakura shogunate, officially established in 1192 in Kamakura by the first ''shōgun'' Minamoto no Yoritomo after the conclusion of the Genpei War, which saw the struggle bet ...

. His sons include:

Takatsukasa Kanehira , fourth son of Konoe Iezane, was a court noble ('' kugyo'') of the Kamakura period of Japan, and founding father of the Takatsukasa family. His sons include Kanetada and Mototada. After holding some high-ranking positions in the court, in 1252 ...

, and

Konoe Kanetsune , son of Konoe Iezane, Iezane, was a ''Kugyō'' or Japanese court noble of the early Kamakura period. He held regent positions as follows: * Sesshō and Kampaku, sesshō (1237–1242) * Sesshō and Kampaku, kampaku (1242) * Sesshō and Kampaku, se ...

. In 1206 when

Kujō Yoshitune literally means ''ninth street'' in Japanese. Names * Kujō family is a Japanese aristocratic kin group. Papinot, Jacques Edmond Joseph. (1906). ''Dictionnaire d’histoire et de géographie du Japon''; Papinot, (2003)"Konoe," ''Nobiliare du ...

died, he became the head of the

Fujiwara family 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 ...

and Sesshō. The same year he was appointed Kampaku. In the

Jōkyū War , also known as the Jōkyū Disturbance or the Jōkyū Rebellion, was fought in Japan between the forces of Retired Emperor Go-Toba and those of the Hōjō clan, regents of the Kamakura shogunate, whom the retired emperor was trying to overthr ...

(1221) he opposed to

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, costing him the post. After the war he was reappointed Sesshō. * 1206 (''

Ken'ei was a after ''Genkyū'' and before ''Jōgen (Kamakura period), Jōgen.'' This period spanned the years from April 1206 through October 1207. The reigning emperor was . Change of era * 1206 : The new era name was created to mark an event or a n ...

1, 3rd month''): Iezane becomes regent for the emperor.Titsingh, Isaac. (1834). ''Annales des empereurs du japon'', p. 228. * 1206 (''Ken'ei 1, 12th month''): Iezane ceases to function as ''sesshō''; and instead, he becomes '' kampaku'' (chancellor). * 1221 (''

Jōkyū , also called Shōkyū, was a Japanese era name (年号, ''nengō'', lit. year name) after '' Kempō'' and before '' Jōō.'' This period spanned the years from April 1219 through April 1222.Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "''Jōkyū''" i ''J ...

3, 4th month''): Iezane loses his position as ''kampaku;'' and

Kujō Michiie Kujō Michiie (九条道家) (July 28, 1193 — April 1, 1252) was a Sessho and Kampaku, Japanese regent in the 13th century. He was the father of Kujō Yoritsune and grandson of Kujō Kanezane (also known as Fujiwara no Kanezane). He was the fa ...

takes on the role of regent. * 1221 (''Jōkyū 3, 7th month''): The ''sesshō'' Michiie is replaced by Iezane. * 1221 (''Jōkyū 3''): In the winter of this year, Iezane is named '' Daijō Daijin.''Titsingh, p. 239. * 1223 ('' Jōō 2, 10th month''): Iezane ceases to be ''sesshō;'' and his title is changed to ''kampaku.'' * 1227 (''

Antei was a after '' Gennin'' and before '' Kangi.'' This period spanned the years from December 1227 to March 1229. The reigning emperor was .Titsingh, Isaac. (1834) ''Annales des empereurs du Japon'', pp. 238-241 Varley, H. Paul. (1980). ''Jinnō S ...

1, 2nd month''):

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raised Fujiwara no Nagako, the daughter of Konoe Iezane, to the rank of ''Chūgū'' ( empress consort). She was somewhat older than the emperor, but he loved her madly.Titsingh, p. 240. * 1241 (''

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2, 11th month''): Iezane ordains as a Buddhist monk, taking the

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Enshin (円心). He died the following year.

Family

*Father:

Konoe Motomichi was a ''Kugyō'' (high-ranking Japanese official) from the late Heian period to the early Kamakura period. His father was Motozane, the founder of Konoe family, and his mother was a daughter of Tadataka. Among his sons is Iezane. His wife is t ...

*Mother: Daughter of Minamoto no Akinobu *Concubine: Daughter of Fujiwara Kishinobu **1st Son:

Konoe Iemichi , son of Motomichi, was a court noble (''Kugyō'') of the early Kamakura period. His sons include: Takatsukasa Kanehira, and Konoe Kanetsune. In 1206 when Kujō Yoshitune died, he became the head of the Fujiwara family and Sesshō. The sam ...

(近衛家通; 1204-1224） **3rd Son:

(近衛兼経;1210-1259) **1st Daughter:

Konoe Nagako Konoe Nagako (近衛長子; 1218 – March 9, 1275) also known as Takatsukasa-in (鷹司院),The Clear Mirror: A Chronicle of the Japanese Court During the Kamakura' was Empress of Japan as the consort of Emperor Go-Horikawa (March 22, 1212 � ...

(近衛長子; 1218–1275), married

*Concubine: Daughter of Fujiwara no Tadayuki **4th Son:

(鷹司兼平;1228-1294) **6th Son: Jizen (慈禅; 1231-1276） *Concubine: Daughter of Fujiwara no Tadayuki **7th Son: Matsudata (増忠; 1233-1298） **8th Son: Seikane (聖兼; 1241-1293） *Concubine: Daughter of Usa Hiromichi **9th Son: Satomi (聖実) *Unknown Concubine ** 2nd Son: Konoe Ietsuke (近衛家輔; 1208?-1221） **5th Son: Jitsusei (実静; 1230–?) **10th Son: another son

Notes

References

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