Fujiwara no Yoshikado

• Period: Nara Period
• Occupation: Dajō daijin
• Family: Fujiwara no Fuyutsugu (father) Fujiwara no Yoshifusa (brother) Fujiwara no Junshi (sister) Fujiwara no Nagara (brother) Fujiwara no Yoshisuke (brother) Fujiwara no Yoshiyo (brother) Fujiwara no Koshi (sister) Fujiwara no Takafuji (son) Fujiwara no Toshimoto (son)
• Birth: 8th Century
• Death: –

Fujiwara no Yoshikado

Fujiwara no Yoshikado (藤原 良門), was a member of the Fujiwara Clan, living in the 8th century. The son of Fujiwara no Fuyutsugu, this would make him a part of the Hokke Branch of the Fujiwara Clan.¹

He was the father of Fujiwara no Takafuji and Fujiwara no Toshimoto.²

During his lifetime he held the title of Dajō Daijin and is considered the ancestor of many decendant familes; these being the Uesugi, Ii and Nichiren Clans.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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