Fujiwara no Tsuginawa

• Period: Nara Period
• Occupation: sei-i-tai-shōgun, Udajin
• Family: Fujiwara no Toyonari (father) Fujiwara no Otoaki (son)
• Birth: 727AD
• Death: 796AD

Fujiwara no Tsuginawa

Fujiwara no Tsuginawa (藤原 継縄) (also known as Fujiwara no Tsugutada²) was a member of the Fujiwara Clan, more specifically the Nanke Branch of this clan. He is also known as Monozomo no Udajin.

He was the son of Fujiwara no Toyonari¹ and father of Fujiwara no Otoaki, living from 727-796AD. Tsuginawa held the title of sei-i-tai-shōgun and was sent north to battle with the Emishi.

In 790 he was appointed Udajin.¹

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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