Daughter of Michinaga

• • Period: Heian Period
  • Occupation: –
  • Family: Fujiwara no Michinaga (father) Fujiwara no Kenshi (sister) Fujiwara no Ishi (sister) Fujiwara no Sonshi (sister) Fujiwara no Kishi (sister) Fujiwara no Seishi (sister) Fujiwara no Shōshi (sister) Fujiwara no Nagaie (brother) Fujiwara no Yoshinobu (brother) Fujiwara no Yorimune (brother) Fujiwara no Norimichi (brother) Fujiwara no Yorimichi (brother)
  • Birth: –
  • Death: –

Fujiwara no Kanshi (藤原 寛子) was a member of the Fujiwara Clan, more specifically the Hokke Branch of this clan.

She was the daughter of Fujiwara no Michinaga.¹

Daughter of Morozane

• • Period: Heian Period
  • Occupation: –
  • Family: Fujiwara no Morozane (father) Fujiwara no Kenshi (sister) Fujiwara no Michifusa (brother) Fujiwara no Moromichi (brother) Fujiwara no Tadanori (brother) Fujiwara no Tsunezane (brother) Fujiwara no Ietada (brother)
  • Birth: 1057AD
  • Death: 1084AD

Fujiwara no Kanshi was a member of the Fujiwara Clan, more specifically the Hokke Branch of this clan. The adopted daughter of Fujiwara no Morozane she lived from 1057-1084AD.¹

Daughter of Norimichi

• • Period: Heian Period
  • Occupation: –
  • Family: Fujiwara no Norimichi (father) Emperor Go-Reizei (husband) Fujiwara no Nobunaga (brother) Fujiwara no Shinshi (sister)
  • Birth: –
  • Death: –

Fujiwara no Kanshi was a member of the Fujiwara Clan, more specifically the Hokke Branch of this clan, and daughter to Fujiwara no Norimichi.¹

Daughter of Yorimichi

• • Period: Heian Period
  • Occupation: –
  • Family: Fujiwara no Yorimichi (father) Fujiwara no Morozane (brother) Fujiwara no Michifusa (brother) Fujiwara no Genshi (adopted sister)
  • Birth: 1036AD
  • Death: 1121AD

Fujiwara no Kanshi (藤原 寛子) was a member of the Fujiwara Clan, more specifically the Hokke Branch of this clan. She was the daughter of Fujiwara no Yorimichi, living from 1036-1121AD.¹

Footnotes

1. Kodansha. (1993) ”Japan: An Illustrated Encyclopedia”. Tokyo: Kodansha Ltd.

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• • Period: Heian Period
  • Occupation: sesshō, kampaku, dajō daijin
  • Family: Fujiwara no Yorimichi (father) Fujiwara no Kenshi (daughter) Fujiwara no Michifusa (son) Fujiwara no Kanshi (adopted daughter) Fujiwara no Moromichi (son) Fujiwara no Tadanori (son) Fujiwara no Tsunezane (son) Fujiwara no Ietada (son) Fujiwara no Michifusa (brother) Fujiwara no Kanshi (sister) Fujiwara no Genshi (adopted sister)
  • Birth: 1042AD
  • Death: 1101AD

Fujiwara no Morozane

Fujiwara no Morozane (藤原 師実) was a member of the Fujiwara Clan, more specifically the Hokke Branch of this clan. He was also known as Go-Uji Nyūdō and Kyōgoku Kampaku.

He was the son of Fujiwara no Yorimichi living from 1042-1101and was the father to Fujiwara no Kenshi, Fujiwara no Michifusa, Fujiwara no Moromichi, Fujiwara no Tadanori, Fujiwara no Tsunezane and Fujiwara no Ietada. He additionally adopted Fujiwara no Kanshi.²

During his lifetime held the positions of kampaku in 1075, sesshō in 1087 and dajō daijin under the Emperors Go-Reizei, Shirakawa and Horikawa.¹

He is known for writing a memoir titled kyōgoku kampaku-ki as well as several poems.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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• • Period: Heian Period
  • Occupation: sesshō, kampaku
  • Family: Fujiwara no Michinaga (father) Fujiwara no Morozane (son) Fujiwara no Michifusa (son) Fujiwara no Kanshi (daughter) Fujiwara no Genshi (adopted daughter) Fujiwara no Kenshi (sister) Fujiwara no Ishi (sister) Fujiwara no Sonshi (sister) Fujiwara no Kishi (sister) Fujiwara no Seishi (sister) Fujiwara no Shōshi (sister) Fujiwara no Kanshi (sister) Fujiwara no Yoshinobu (brother) Fujiwara no Yorimune (brother) Fujiwara no Norimichi (brother) Fujiwara no Nagaie (brother)
  • Birth: 992AD
  • Death: 1074AD

Fujiwara no Yorimichi

Fujiwara no Yorimichi (藤原 頼通) was a member of the Fujiwara Clan, more specifically the Hokke Branch of this clan.

Yorimichi lived from 992-1074AD¹ was the son of Fujiwara no Michinaga¹² and father to Fujiwara no Morozane, Fujiwara no Michifusa, Fujiwara no Kanshi and. He adopted as his daughter Fujiwara no Genshi.¹

He held onto the positions of sesshō and kampaku during the reigns of Emperor Go-Ichijo and Go-Suzaku.¹²

It was his father who gave to him the position of kampaku, afterwards Michinaga retiring and directing policies through his son Yorimichi.²

Yorimichi lost control over the imperial succession when none of his daughters gave birth to an heir¹ and so in 1068 he was forced to accept onto the throne Emperor Sanjō and later passes on his title of sesshō to his brother Fujiwara no Norimichi.¹²

His two daughters had been married to Emperor Go-Suzaku and Go-Reizei.¹

The power of the Fujiwara then began to decline as this new Emperor was not a Fujiwara and wished to reassert Imperial Control.

In 1052 Yorimichi decided to return to his villa in Uji which he then converted into the temple Byōdō-in and became a monk.¹

He was also known as uji-dono.²

Footnotes

1. Kodansha. (1993) ”Japan: An Illustrated Encyclopedia”. Tokyo: Kodansha Ltd.
2. Louis Frederic, translated by Kathe Roth (2002) “Japan Encyclopedia”. London: Harvard University Press.

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• • Period: Heian Period
  • Occupation: kampaku, dajō daijin
  • Family: Fujiwara no Michinaga (father) Fujiwara no Nobunaga (son)  Fujiwara no Kanshi (daughter) Fujiwara no Shinshi (daughter) Fujiwara no Kenshi (sister) Fujiwara no Ishi (sister) Fujiwara no Sonshi (sister) Fujiwara no Kishi (sister) Fujiwara no Seishi (sister) Fujiwara no Shōshi (sister) Fujiwara no Kanshi (sister) Fujiwara no Yoshinobu (brother) Fujiwara no Yorimune (brother) Fujiwara no Nagaie (brother) Fujiwara no Yorimichi (brother)
  • Birth: 996AD
  • Death: 1075AD

Fujiwara no Norimichi

Fujiwara no Norimichi (藤原 教通) was a member of the Fujiwara Clan, more specifically the Hokke Branch of this clan, living from 996-1075AD.¹ He was also called Ō-Nijō-dono.²

He was the son of Fujiwara no Michinaga and during his lifetime held the rank of kampaku in 1068 and dajō daijin in 1070.²

He was the father of Fujiwara no Nobunaga,  Fujiwara no Kanshi and Fujiwara no Shinshi.³

His daughter Kanshi married Emperor Go-Reizei, with his other daughter marrying Emperor Go-Suzaku.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.
3. Kodansha. (1993) ”Japan: An Illustrated Encyclopedia”. Tokyo: Kodansha Ltd.

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• • Period: Heian Period
  • Occupation: udajin, nairan, dajō daijin, sesshō
  • Family: Fujiwara no Kaneie (father) Minamoto no Rinshi (wife) Fujiwara no Shōshi (daughter) Fujiwara no Kenshi (daughter) Fujiwara no Ishi (daughter) Fujiwara no Sonshi (daughter) Fujiwara no Kanshi (daughter) Fujiwara no Seishi (daughter) Fujiwara no Kishi (daughter) Fujiwara no Nagaie (son) Fujiwara no Yoshinobu (son) Fujiwara no Yorimune (son) Fujiwara no Norimichi (son) Fujiwara no Yorimichi (son) Fujiwara no Michitaka (brother) Fujiwara no Michikane (brother) Fujiwara no Michitsuna (brother) Fujiwara no Senshi (sister) Fujiwara no Suishi (sister) Fujiwara no Chōshi (sister)
  • Birth: 966AD
  • Death: 1028AD

Fujiwara no Michinaga

Fujiwara no Michinaga (藤原 道長) was a member of the Fujiwara Clan, more specifically the Hokke Branch of this clan. He lived from 966-1028.¹²

Family

Michinaga was the son of Fujiwara no Kaneie and had many children, these being Fujiwara no Shōshi, Fujiwara no Kenshi, Fujiwara no Ishi, Fujiwara no Sonshi, Fujiwara no Kanshi, Fujiwara no Seishi, Fujiwara no Kishi, Fujiwara no Nagaie, Fujiwara no Yoshinobu, Fujiwara no Yorimune, Fujiwara no Norimichi and Fujiwara no Yorimichi.²

His three daughters went on to marry Emperors Ichijō, Sanjō, and Go-Ichijō.¹

Career

Michinaga ruled for thirty years and it was during his lifetime that the Fujiwara Clan reached its height of power. In 995 he became head of the clan and was appointed udajin and nairan. He banished his nephew Fujiwara no Korechika in 996, who was his rival, and so ruled uncontested.² In addition to that he also had Korechika’s son Fujiwara no Michimasa removed from his position of Sakyo no Taifu after his affair with Princess Masako.³

Michinaga saw to it that his daughter Shoshi was named Chūgū in 1000AD.²

He was given the title of sesshō in 1016, and was made dajō daijin in 1018.¹

Though he was never granted the title of kampaku he essentially had all the power over the position. To further reinforce his power he allied with the Seiwa Genji.¹² He also saw to it that his son Yorimichi was given the title of kampaku and saw his other sons placed into minserial roles.¹

Retirement

Due to fading health in 1019 he retired to be a monk and built Hōjō-ji, however he did continue to direct policies to his son Yorimichi.¹² His posthumous name was Hōjō no Kampaku.¹

Literature

Michinaga is known to have had a diary called the Midō kampaku ki¹² and is stated to have a model for the Tale of Genji.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.
3. MacMillan, P. (2018) ”One Hundred Poets, One Poem Each: A Treasury of Classical Japanese Verse”. St. Ives: Penguin Classics.

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