Fujiwara Clan

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First Ruler: Fujiwara no Kamatari
Final Ruler: –
Dissolution: –
Parent House: Nakatomi Clan
For a full list of Japanese Clans see: Clans.

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Fujiwara Clan

The Fujiwara Clan (藤原氏) is a descendant of the Nakatomi Clan and came into existence after Nakatomi no Kamatari had his family name changed by Emperor Tenji for the aid and assistance his lieutenant had given him prior to his reign.¹

In the 7th Century, this clan began to eclipse the Imbe Clan, leading Imbe no Hironari to desperately try and claim back some fame for his Clan by publishing the Kogo Shūi.²

The 8th century sees the Clan backing Empress Genmei’s claim to the throne as the mother of her son (Emperor Monmu), was a daughter of Fujiwara no Fubito. His daughter Asukabehime, would ensure this Clan gained much higher ranking positions at court after receiving the title of ‘Great Retired Empress Consort’ after her husband Emperor Shōmu abdicated. They also played a pivotal role in engineering the ascension of Emperor Shōmu by surrounding him with advisers, attendants and tutors.³

One of those to receive a high ranking position was Fujiwara no Nakamarō who would eventually help orchestrate the Emperor Junnin to take the throne. However, eventually after a plot to replace Junnin with a new candidate after Nakamarō steals the Privy Seal in 764AD, he is captured with his wife, exiled and killed by Empress Kōken.³

Members of the House

- Jien – c.1155-1225AD
- Fujiwara no Akihira – 989-1066
- Fujiwara no Akimitsu – 944-1021
- Fujiwara no Akirakeiko – 829-900
- Fujiwara no Akisue – 1054-1122
- Fujiwara no Akisuke – 1090-1155
- Fujiwara no Akitada – 898-953
- Fujiwara no Anshi – 927-964
- Fujiwara no Arihira – 891-970
- Fujiwara no Ariie – 1155-1216
- Fujiwara no Asateru – d.995
- Fujiwara no Asukabehime
- Fujiwara no Atsutada – 906-943
- Fujiwara no Atsumitsu – 1062-1144
- Fujiwara no Atsumoto
- Fujiwara no Atsutoshi
- Fujiwara no Chōshi – d.982
- Fujiwara no Dōshi
- Fujiwara no Enshi – 944-1021
- Fujiwara no Fubito – 659-720
- Fujiwara no Fusasaki – 681-737
- Fujiwara no Fuyutsugu – 775-826
- Fujiwara no Fuyuo
- Fujiwara no Genshi – 1016-1039
- Fujiwara no Gōshin
- Fujiwara no Hamanari – 711-790
- Fujiwara no Hidehira – 1096-1187
- Fujiwara Hidesato (From the Folktale My Lord Bag of Rice)
- Fujiwara no Higami no Iratsume
- Fujiwara no Hirotsugu – d.740
- Fujiwara no Iefusa
- Fujiwara no Ienaga – 1192-1264
- Fujiwara no Ienari
- Fujiwara no Ienobu
- Fujiwara no Ietada
- Fujiwara no Ietaka – 1158-1237
- Fujiwara no Ikushi
- Fujiwara no Ioe no Iratsume
- Fujiwara no Ishi – 999-1036
- Fujiwara no Izuko
- Fujiwara no Junshi
- Fujiwara no Jutsushi
- Fujiwara no Kadanomaro
- Fujiwara no Kaishi – 945-975
- Fujiwara no Kamatari – 614-669
- Fujiwara no Kanefusa
- Fujiwara no Kanehira – 1228-1294
- Fujiwara no Kaneie – 929-990
- Fujiwara no Kaneko
- Fujiwara no Kanemichi – 925-977
- Fujiwara no Kanenaga – 1138-1158
- Fujiwara no Kanesue
- Fujiwara no Kanetaka
- Fujiwara no Kaneyori
- Fujiwara no Kanshi
- Fujiwara no Katako – b.999
- Fujiwara no Keishi
- Fujiwara no Kenshi
- Fujiwara no Kiminobu
- Fujiwara no Kishi – 1007-1025
- Fujiwara no Kiyohira – 1056-1128
- Fujiwara no Korechika – 973-974-1010
- Fujiwara no Koretada – 924-972
- Fujiwara no Kenshi – 994-1027
- Fujiwara no Kinkata – 1291-1360
- Fujiwara no Kinsue – 956-1029
- Fujiwara no Kintō – 966-1041
- Fujiwara no Kintsugu – 1175-1227
- Fujiwara no Kin’yoshi
- Fujiwara no Kiyohira – 1056-1128
- Fujiwara no Kiyokawa – c.706-c.779
- Fujiwara no Kiyonari
- Fujiwara no Kiyosuke – 1104-1177
- Fujiwara no Korekata – b.1125
- Fujiwara no Korekimi
- Fujiwara no Koremichi – 1093-1165
- Fujiwara no Kosemaro
- Fujiwara no Kurajimaro – 734-775
- Fujiwara no Kusuko – d.810
- Fujiwara no Manatsu
- Fujiwara no Maro – 695-737
- Fujiwara no Masako – 1121-1181
- Fujiwara no Masatsune – 1170-1221
- Fujiwara no Masuko – 1140-1201
- Fujiwara no Matate – 715-766
- Fujiwara no Michifusa
- Fujiwara no Michikane – 961-995
- Fujiwara no Michimasa – 992-1054
- Fujiwara no Michinaga – 966-1028
- Fujiwara no Michinobu – 972-994
- Fujiwara no Michitaka – 954-974
- Fujiwara no Michitsuna
- Fujiwara no Michitsuna no Haha – c.931-c.995
- Fujiwara no Mitsunaga – d.1187
- Fujiwara no Mitsutaka
- Fujiwara no Mitsutoshi
- Fujiwara no Miyako
- Fujiwara no Momokawa – 734-779
- Fujiwara no Moromichi – 1062-1099
- Fujiwara no Moronaga – 1138-1192
- ujiwara no Morosuke – 908-960
- Fujiwara no Morotada
- Fujiwara no Morozane – 1042-1101
- Fujiwara no Moshi
- Fujiwara no Motohira
- Fujiwara no Motoie – 13th Century.
- Fujiwara no Mototada
- Fujiwara no Mototoshi – 1060-1142
- Fujiwara no Mototsune – 836-891
- Fujiwara no Muchimaro – 680-737
- Fujiwara no Munemichi
- Fujiwara no Murao
- Fujiwara no Nagaie
- Fujiwara no Nagako
- Fujiwara no Nagara
- Fujiwara no Nagate – 714-771
- Fujiwara no Nakahira – 875-945
- Fujiwara no Nakamarō – 706-764
- Fujiwara no Nakanari – 774-810
- Fujiwara no Narichika – 1138-1178
- Fujiwara no Naritoshi
- Fujiwara no Naritsune – d.1202
- Fujiwara no Nobunaga – 1022-1094
- Fujiwara no Nobunari
- Fujiwara no Nobutaka
- Fujiwara no Nobuyori – 1133-1159
- Fujiwara no Norikane – d.1165
- Fujiwara no Norimichi – 996-1075
- Fujiwara no Norinaga – 1109-1177
- Fujiwara no Oguromaro – 733-794
- Fujiwara no Okikaze – fl. late 9th century.
- Fujiwara no Onatsu
- Fujiwara no Onshi I – 872-907
- Fujiwara no Onshi II – 885-954
- Fujiwara no Otoaki
- Fujiwara no Otomaro
- Fujiwara no Otomuro – 760-790
- Fujiwara no Otsugu – 773-843
- Fujiwara no Renshi – 1301-1359
- Fujiwara no Sadakata – 873-932
- Fujiwara no Sadanaga – 1139-1202
- Fujiwara no Sadatsugu
- Fujiwara no Sadayori – 995-1045
- Fujiwara no Sanekata – d.998
- Fujiwara no Saneuji – 1194-1269AD
- Fujiwara no Sanesada – 1139-1191
- Fujiwara no Sanesuke – 957-1046
- Fujiwara no Saneyori – 900-970
- Fujiwara no Senshi – 967-1006
- Fujiwara no Shinshi
- Fujiwara no Shōshi – 988-1074
- Fujiwara no Shunzei – 1114-1204
- Fujiwara no Sonshi
- Fujiwara no Suenawa
- Fujiwara no Suishi
- Fujiwara no Sukemasa – 944-998
- Fujiwara no Sumitomo – d.941
- Fujiwara no Tabiko
- Fujiwara no Tadabumi – 873-947
- Fujiwara no Tadahira – 880-949
- Fujiwara no Tadamichi – 1097-1164
- Fujiwara no Tadanobu – 967-1035
- Fujiwara no Tadanori
- Fujiwara no Tadazane – 1078-1162
- Fujiwara no Takaie – 974-1044
- Fujiwara no Takamitsu
- Fujiwara no Takasuke
- Fujiwara no Takatada
- Fujiwara no Tamekane – 1254-1332
- Fujiwara no Tamemitsu – d.944
- Fujiwara no Taneie
- Fujiwara no Tanetsugu – 737-785
- Fujiwara no Teika – 1164-1241
- Fujiwara no Teishi – 1131-1176AD
- Fujiwara no Tokihira – 871-909
- Fujiwara no Tokimitsu – d.1015
- Fujiwara no Tomoyasu – 12th century
- Fujiwara no Torikai
- Fujiwara no Tōshi – d.975
- Fujiwara no Toshiie
- Fujiwara no Toshiyuki – d.901/907
- Fujiwara no Toyohiko
- Fujiwara no Toyonari – 704-765
- Fujiwara no Tsuginawa – 727-796
- Fujiwara no Tsugukage
- Fujiwara no Tsuneko – d.986AD
- Fujiwara no Tsunetsugu
- Fujiwara no Tsuneyoshi
- Fujiwara no Tsunezane
- Fujiwara no Uchimaro – 756-812
- Fujiwara no Umakai – 694-737
- Fujiwara no Uona – 721-783
- Fujiwara no Yamakage
- Fujiwara no Yasuhira – d.1189
- Fujiwara no Yasumasa – 958-1036
- Fujiwara no Yorimichi – 992-1074
- Fujiwara no Yorimune – d.1066
- Fujiwara no Yorinaga
- Fujiwara no Yoritada – 924-989
- Fujiwara no Yoshifusa – 804-872
- Fujiwara no Yoshikado – 8th Century
- Fujiwara no Yoshikane
- Fujiwara no Yoshinaga
- Fujiwara no Yoshino – 786-848
- Fujiwara no Yoshinobu
- Fujiwara no Yoshiko – 1225-1292
- Fujiwara no Yoshisuke – 813-867
- Fujiwara no Yoshitaka – 954-974
- Fujiwara no Yoshitsugu
- Fujiwara no Yukiie – 1223-1275
- Fujiwara no Yukitsune
- Fujiwara no Yukinaga – 1202-after 1221
- Fujiwara no Yukinari – 972-1027

Members from Descendant Houses

Footnotes

1. Martin, P. (1997) ”The Chrysanthemum Throne”. Gloucestershire: Sutton Publishing Limited.
2. Kodansha. (1993) ”Japan: An Illustrated Encyclopedia”. Tokyo: Kodansha Ltd.
3. Tsurumi, P. (1981) “Early Female Emperors” Historical Reflections Vol.8 No.1 pp.41-49.

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