Nijō Tameakira (二条為明, 1295–1364), also known as Fujiwara no Tameakira (藤原為定), was a Japanese courtier and ''
waka'' poet of the late
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 betwee ...
and
Nanbokuchō period.
He was tied to
Emperor Go-Daigo early in the latter's conflict with the
Kamakura shogunate and was exiled to
Shikoku, but returned to the capital during the
Kenmu Restoration.
Later in his life, he was closely linked with the second
Muromachi ''shōgun'',
Ashikaga Yoshiakira, and was assigned to the compilation of the ''
Shinshūi Wakashū'', the nineteenth
imperial anthology of ''waka'' poetry, but died before it could be completed.
Biography
Birth and ancestry
Nijō Tameakira was born in 1295. His father was
Nijō Tamefuji.
Tamefuji was a son of
Nijō Tameyo Nijō Tameyo (二条為世, 1250–1338), also known as Fujiwara no Tameyo (藤原為世), was a Japanese courtier and ''waka'' poet of the late Kamakura period and the early Nanboku-chō period. His Dharma name was Myōshaku (明釈).
Biography ...
, Tameyo himself being a son of
Nijō Tameuji, a grandson of
Fujiwara no Tameie, and a great-grandson of
Fujiwara no Teika.
Political career
He was closely associated with
Emperor Go-Daigo, and throughout the 1320s, until around 1332, he participated in many poetry gatherings at both court and the residences of various nobles. He rose to the positions of Middle Captain of the Left (左中将) and 右兵衛督.
He was implicated in the plot to overthrow the
Hōjō regents, captured in
Rokuhara, and exiled to
Tosa Province. Book 2 of the ''
Taiheiki'' reports that it was at the time of his Rokuhara capture that he composed his poem ''omoi-ki ya / wa ga shikishima no / michi nara-de / ukiyo no koto o / towaru-beshi to wa'' (思ひきやわが敷島の道ならでうき世のことを問はるべしとは).
He returned to the capital during the
Kenmu Restoration.
In 1359, he was awarded the position of Acting Middle Counselor (''gon-
chūnagon''). The following year, he attained the
Senior Third Rank.
Death
He died on the
27th day of the tenth month of
Jōji 3 (1364).
Name
He was a member of the
Nijō branch of the
Fujiwara clan, so is known as both Nijō Tameakira and Fujiwara no Tameakira.
Poetry
In 1344, he took part in the ''Kōya-san Kongō-zanmai-in Tanzaku'' (高野山金剛三昧院短冊), and also presented his ''Jōwa Hyakushu'' (貞和百首) and ''Enbun Hyakushu'' (延文百首) to the court.
With the death of his cousin
Nijō Tamesada
Nijō Tamesada (二条為定, 1293–1360), also known as Fujiwara no Tamesada (藤原為定), was a Japanese courtier and '' waka'' poet of the late Kamakura period and Nanbokuchō period.
Biography
Nijō Tamesada was born in 1293. His father ...
in 1360, he became the central figure of the ''
waka'' circle surrounding the ''
shōgun''
Ashikaga Yoshiakira. In 1363, on Yoshiakira's request he was assigned to the compilation of the ''
Shinshūi Wakashū'', but died the following year before his work was completed.
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1295 births
1364 deaths
Fujiwara clan
Nijō family
14th-century Japanese poets