Fujiwara no Kanemichi | |
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Born | 925 |
Died | December 20, 977 |
Nationality | Japanese |
Parents | Fujiwara no Morosuke (father) |
Fujiwara no Kanemichi (藤原 兼通, 925 – December 20, 977), also known as Horikawa-dono and Tōtōmi-kō, was a Japanese statesman, courtier and politician during the Heian period.
Career
Kanemichi served as a minister during the reign of Emperor En'yū. His chief rival was his younger brother, Kaneie, who was also raised to the position of regent during a different time frame.
- 972 (Tenroku 3, 11th month): Kanemichi is elevated to the concurrent offices of nadaijin and kampaku.
- 974 (Ten'en 2, 2nd month): Kenemichi is named Daijō Daijin.
- December 20, 977 (Jōgen 2, 8th day of the 11th month): Kanemichi dies at the age of 51.
Genealogy
This member of the Fujiwara clan was the son of Morosuke. He was the second son. The Honda clan claims descent from him.
Kanemichi had four brothers: Kaneie, Kinsue, Koretada, and Tamemitsu.
Notes
- "Fujiwara no Kanemichi • . A History . . of Japan . 日本歴史". . A History . . of Japan . 日本歴史. Retrieved 2022-03-13.
- ^ Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Fujiwara no Tokihira" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 203, p. 203, at Google Books; Brinkley, Frank et al. (1915). A History of the Japanese People from the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era, p. 203., p. 203, at Google Books
- ^ Titsingh, Isaac. (1834). Annales des empereurs du japon, p. 145., p. 145, at Google Books; see "Fousiwara-no Kane mitsi", pre-Hepburn romanization
- Titsingh, p. 146., p. 146, at Google Books
- Papinot, Edmond (1906). Dictionnaire d'histoire et de géographie du Japon (in French). p. 199.
- Nussbaum, "Fujiwara no Kaneie" at p. 203, p. 203, at Google Books
- Nussbaum, "Fujiwara no Kinsue" at p. 204, p. 204, at Google Books
- Nussbaum, "Fujiwara no Koretada" at p. 205, p. 205, at Google Books
- Brinkley, p. 259., p. 259, at Google Books
References
- Brinkley, Frank and Dairoku Kikuchi. (1915). A History of the Japanese People from the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era. New York: Encyclopædia Britannica. OCLC 413099
- Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric and Käthe Roth. (2005). Japan encyclopedia. Cambridge: Harvard University Press. ISBN 978-0-674-01753-5; OCLC 58053128
- Titsingh, Isaac. (1834). Nihon Odai Ichiran; ou, Annales des empereurs du Japon. Paris: Royal Asiatic Society, Oriental Translation Fund of Great Britain and Ireland. OCLC 5850691
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