Fujiwara no Yoshisuke

• • Period: Heian Period
  • Occupation: –
  • Family: Fujiwara no Fuyutsugu (father) Fujiwara no Yoshifusa (brother) Fujiwara no Junshi (sister) Fujiwara no Nagara (brother) Fujiwara no Yoshiyo (brother) Fujiwara no Yoshikado (brother) Fujiwara no Koshi (sister) Fujiwara no Tagakishi (daughter) Fujiwara no Tamishi (daughter)
  • Birth: 813AD
  • Death: 867AD

Fujiwara no Yoshisuke

Fujiwara no Yoshisuke (藤原 良輔) was a member of the Fujiwara Clan (more specifically the Hokke Branch), living from 813-67.

He was the son of Fujiwara no Fuyutsugu¹ and father of Fujiwara no Tagakishi and Fujiwara no Tamishi.²

He helped in the writing of the Shoku Nihon kōkoi, and was appointed udaijin in 857AD.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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