Fujiwara no Enshi

Fujiwara no Enshi can refer to two people with the same name.

Daughter of Akimitsu

• • Period: Heian Period
  • Occupation:
  • Family: Fujiwara no Akimitsu (father)
  • Birth: 944AD
  • Death: 1021AD

Fujiwara no Enshi was a member of the Fujiwara Clan, more specifically the Hokke Branch of this clan. She was the daughter of Fujiwara no Akimitsu and married the Prince Atsuakira.

It is said that after the Prince re-married she returned back to her family and later died of heartbreak.¹

Daughter of Yorimune

• • Period: Heian Period
  • Occupation:
  • Family:Fujiwara no Yorimune (father) Fujiwara no Toshiie (brother) Fujiwara no Kaneyori (brother)
  • Birth: –
  • Death: –

Fujiwara no Enshi (藤原 延子) was a member of the Fujiwara Clan, more specifically the Hokke Branch of this clan. She was the daughter of Fujiwara no Yorimune.²

Footnotes

1. Louis Frederic, translated by Kathe Roth (2002) “Japan Encyclopedia”. London: Harvard University Press.
2. Kodansha. (1993) ”Japan: An Illustrated Encyclopedia”. Tokyo: Kodansha Ltd.

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