Fujiwara no Norimichi

• • Period: Heian Period
  • Occupation: kampaku, dajō daijin
  • Family: Fujiwara no Michinaga (father) Fujiwara no Nobunaga (son)  Fujiwara no Kanshi (daughter) Fujiwara no Shinshi (daughter) Fujiwara no Kenshi (sister) Fujiwara no Ishi (sister) Fujiwara no Sonshi (sister) Fujiwara no Kishi (sister) Fujiwara no Seishi (sister) Fujiwara no Shōshi (sister) Fujiwara no Kanshi (sister) Fujiwara no Yoshinobu (brother) Fujiwara no Yorimune (brother) Fujiwara no Nagaie (brother) Fujiwara no Yorimichi (brother)
  • Birth: 996AD
  • Death: 1075AD

Fujiwara no Norimichi

Fujiwara no Norimichi (藤原 教通) was a member of the Fujiwara Clan, more specifically the Hokke Branch of this clan, living from 996-1075AD.¹ He was also called Ō-Nijō-dono.²

He was the son of Fujiwara no Michinaga and during his lifetime held the rank of kampaku in 1068 and dajō daijin in 1070.²

He was the father of Fujiwara no Nobunaga,  Fujiwara no Kanshi and Fujiwara no Shinshi.³

His daughter Kanshi married Emperor Go-Reizei, with his other daughter marrying Emperor Go-Suzaku.²

Footnotes

1. Brinkley, F. (1915) “A History of the Japanese People from the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era.” New York: The Encyclopaedia Britannica Company.
2. Louis Frederic, translated by Kathe Roth (2002) “Japan Encyclopedia”. London: Harvard University Press.
3. Kodansha. (1993) ”Japan: An Illustrated Encyclopedia”. Tokyo: Kodansha Ltd.

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