Fujiwara no Tanetsugu

- Period: Nara Period
- Occupation: Coutier
- Family: Fujiwara no Yoshitsugu (father) Fujiwara no Nakanari (son) Fujiwara no Kusuko (daughter)
- Birth: 737AD
- Death: 785AD
Fujiwara no Tanetsugu
Fujiwara no Tanetsugu (藤原 種継) was a member of the Fujiwara Clan, more specifically the Shikike Branch of this clan.
He was a courtier living from 737-785AD and a favourite of Emperor Kanmu. Assassinated by Prince Sawara he was posthumously named Dajō daijin.1
He was the son of Fujiwara no Yoshitsugu2 and had two children Fujiwara no Nakanari and Fujiwara no Kusuko.1
Footnotes
1. Louis Frederic, translated by Kathe Roth (2002) “Japan Encyclopedia”. London: Harvard University Press.
2. 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.
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