was a

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statesman, courtier and politician during the

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.Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Fujiwara no Momokawa" in . His original name was .

Career at court

He was a minister during the reigns of Empress Kōken/Shōtoku and

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. * 770 (''

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4, 8th month''): When Empress Shōtoku died without having named an heir, Momokawa was influential in the process which led to the enthronement of

.Titsingh, Isaac. (1834). . * 773 (''

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4''): Sangi Momokawa was chief advocate for ''

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'' Yamabe''-shinnō'', who was named Crown Prince and heir of Kōnin.Titsingh, ; Ponsonby-Fane, p. 317. * August 28, 779 (''Hōki 10, 7th month''): Momkawa died at age 48. The posthumous influence of Momokawa was ensured when

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followed Emperor Kōnin on the

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Genealogy

Momokawa's father was

Fujiwara no Umakai was a Japanese statesman, courtier, general and politician during the Nara period.Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Fujiwara no Umakai" in ; Brinkley, Frank ''et al.'' (1915). The third son of Fujiwara no Fuhito, he founded the Shikike ( ...

; and his mother was

Kume no Wakame was a Japanese muraji and mother of Fujiwara no Momokawa, whose daughter became the Empress (posthumously) of Emperor Heizei, the 51st emperor of Japan. She married Fujiwara no Umakai, who died in 737, five years after Momokawa was born. In th ...

. He was one of eight brothers (including Fujiwara no Hirotsugu). Momokawa married Fujiwara no Moroane, daughter of Fujiwara no Yoshitsugu, a noble during the

. His children included two sons: Fujiwara no Otsugu (774–843), Fujiwara no Tsugunari (779–842). His daughters were

Fujiwara no Tabiko Fujiwara no Ryoshi (藤原旅子, also read Fujiwara no Tabiko; 759–788) was a Japanese noblewoman of the Nara period. She was a consort to Emperor Kanmu and the mother of Emperor Junna. Biography Fujiwara no Ryoshi was born in 759 to Fujiwara ...

(759–788), and Fujiwara no Tarashiko (d. 794). Tabiko became the consort of

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with whom she bore Prince Ōtomo, who became

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). During Emperor Junna's reign, she was the Empress Dowager. Tarashiko was the wife of

Emperor Heizei , also known as ''Heijō-tennō'', was the 51st emperor of Japan, Emperor Heizei, Yamamomo Imperial Mausoleum, Imperial Household Agency according to the traditional order of succession. Heizei's reign lasted from 806 to 809. Traditional narr ...

. She died in 794 during the moving of the imperial capital to Heian-kyō. In 806, she received the posthumous title of '' kōgō'' when Emperor Heizei was enthroned.Ponsonby-Fane, p. 318. *Father:

*Mother:

*Wife: Fujiwara no Moroane, daughter of Fujiwara no Yoshitsugwere **Eldest Daughter:

(759–788) **Second Daughter: Fujiwara no Tarashiko (d. 794). *Concubine: Daughter of Ise Otsu **Eldest Son: Fujiwara no Otsugu (774–843) **Third Son: Fujiwara no Tsugio (779—842) *Concubine: Unknown name **Second Son: Fujiwara no Tsugunari (779–842)

Notes

References

* Kanō, Shigefumi. "Fujiwara no Momokawa" in (volume 111, 1992) * Kimoto, Yoshinobu. "Fujiwara no Momokawa" in (Takashina Shoten, 1998) * Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric and Käthe Roth. (2005)
''Japan encyclopedia.''
Cambridge:

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* Ponsonby-Fane, Richard Arthur Brabazon. (1959)
''The Imperial House of Japan.''
Kyoto: Ponsonby Memorial Society
OCLC 194887
* Takinami, Sadako. in (Shibunkaku, November 1991, ) * Titsingh, Isaac. (1834)
''Annales des empereurs du Japon''
('' Nihon Ōdai Ichiran''). Paris: Royal Asiatic Society, Oriental Translation Fund of Great Britain and Ireland
OCLC 5850691
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