Fujiwara no Otsugu

• Period: Nara Period / Heian Period
• Occupation: Udajin, Sadaijin
• Family: Fujiwara no Momokawa (father) Fujiwara no Tabiko (sister)
• Birth: 773
• Death: 843

Fujiwara no Otsugu

Fujiwara no Otsugu (藤原 緒嗣) was a member of the Fujiwara Clan, more specifically the Shikike Branch of this clan.

Living from 773-843 he was the son of Fujiwara no Momokawa holding the position of Udajin in 825 and Sadaijin in 832 under the Emperors Saga, Junna and Nimmyō.

He compiled the 40 volume work known as the Nihon kōki.¹

Footnotes

1. Louis Frederic, translated by Kathe Roth (2002) “Japan Encyclopedia”. London: Harvard University Press.

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