Fujiwara no Yoshitsugu

• • Period: Nara Period
  • Occupation: naidaijin
  • Family: Fujiwara no Umakai (father) Fujiwara no Tanetsugu (son?) Fujiwara no Otomuro (daughter) Fujiwara no Momokawa (brother) Fujiwara no Hirotsugu (brother) Fujiwara no Kiyonari (brother) Fujiwara no Kurajimaro (brother)
  • Birth: 716AD
  • Death: 777AD

Fujiwara no Yoshitsugu

Fujiwara no Yoshitsugu (藤原 良継) was a member of the Fujiwara Clan, more specifically the Shikike Branch of this clan, living from 716-777.²

He was the son of Fujiwara no Umakai¹ Brinkley’s 1915 publication also states Fujiwara no Tanetsugu was his son, though other sources state otherwise.¹

During his career he served as naidaijin in 764 and was opposed to Fujiwara no Nakamaro. However, Nakamaro would eventually see him sent into exile.²

Louis Fredrick erroneously says his father is Fujiwara no Hirotsugu.²

Footnotes

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

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