Kujo Kanezane Archives • . A History . . of Japan . 日本歴史 https://historyofjapan.co.uk/wiki_cats/kujo-kanezane/ Thu, 17 Oct 2024 04:57:31 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://i0.wp.com/historyofjapan.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/cropped-TairaClan-1.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Kujo Kanezane Archives • . A History . . of Japan . 日本歴史 https://historyofjapan.co.uk/wiki_cats/kujo-kanezane/ 32 32 146592828 Kujō Yoshitsune https://historyofjapan.co.uk/wiki/kujo-yoshitsune/ Tue, 14 Mar 2023 16:10:34 +0000 https://historyofjapan.co.uk/?post_type=yada_wiki&p=39253 Period: Heian Period / Kamakura Period Occupation: Sesshō, Sadaijin, Chancellor, Bureau of Poetry Family: Kujō Kanezane (father) Kujō Michiie (son) Kujō Noriie (son) Kujō Motoie (son) Kujō Risshi (daughter) Kujō Yoshisuke (brother) Kujō Yoshitsune (brother) Kujō Yoshihira (brother) Kujō Ninshi (sister) Birth: 1169AD Death: 1206AD Kujō Yoshitsune Kujō Yoshitsune (九条 良経) (Fujiwara no Ryokei?2) was a member […]

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Kujō Yoshitsune

Kujō Yoshitsune (九条 良経) (Fujiwara no Ryokei?2) was a member of the Kujō Family, a descendant of the Fujiwara Clan, living from 1169-1206AD.

He was the son of Kujō Kanezane and father to Kujō Michiie, Kujō Noriie, Kujō Motoie and Kujō Risshi.1

During his lifetime he was made Minister of the Left in 1199 and later Regent in 1200, by 1204 he was made Chancellor.

As a member of the Bureau of Poetry he wrote the preface of the Shin-kokinshū.

We can find 320 poems of his in the Imperial Anthologies as well as in a private collection. He was also included as one of the 36 Poetic Geniuses of the Late Classical Period.2

One of his poems (No.91) can be found in the Ogura Hyakunin Isshu and goes as follows:
Japanese text3
Romanized Japanese2
English translation2
きりぎりす
鳴くや霜夜の
さむしろに
衣かたしき
ひとりかも寝む 		Kirigirisu
naku ya shimoyo no
samushiro ni
koromo katashiki
hitori ka mo nen		The crickets cry
on this frosty night
as I spread my robe for one
on the cold straw mat
where I shall sleep alone.

Footnotes

1. Kodansha. (1993) ”Japan: An Illustrated Encyclopedia”. Tokyo: Kodansha Ltd.
2. MacMillan, P. (2018) ”One Hundred Poets, One Poem Each: A Treasury of Classical Japanese Verse”. St. Ives: Penguin Classics.
3. Suzuki, H. et al. (1997) ”Genshoku: Ogura Hyakunin Isshu”. Tokyo: Bun’eidō.
Thirty Six Poetic Geniuses of the Late Classical Period
Fujiwara no Sadayori * Fujiwara no Masatsune * Fujiwara no Michinobu * Fujiwara no Michitsuna no Haha * Fujiwara no Mototoshi * Fujiwara no Yoshitaka * Kujō Yoshitsune * Priest Nōin

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]]> 39253 Kujō Yoshimichi https://historyofjapan.co.uk/wiki/kujo-yoshimichi/ Tue, 14 Mar 2023 16:02:16 +0000 https://historyofjapan.co.uk/?post_type=yada_wiki&p=39250 Period: Heian Period / Kamakura Period Occupation: – Family: Kujō Kanezane (father) Kujō Yoshisuke (brother) Kujō Yoshitsune (brother) Kujō Yoshihira (son) Kujō Ninshi (sister) Birth: – Death: – Kujō Yoshimichi Kujō Yoshimichi (九条 良通) was a member of the Kujō Family, a descendant of the Fujiwara Clan. He was the son of Kujō Kanezane.1 Footnotes 1. […]

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Kujō Yoshimichi

Kujō Yoshimichi (九条 良通) was a member of the Kujō Family, a descendant of the Fujiwara Clan.

He was the son of Kujō Kanezane.1

Footnotes

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

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]]> 39250 Kujō Yoshisuke https://historyofjapan.co.uk/wiki/kujo-yoshisuke/ Tue, 14 Mar 2023 15:59:17 +0000 https://historyofjapan.co.uk/?post_type=yada_wiki&p=39247 Period: Heian Period / Kamakura Period Occupation: – Family: Kujō Kanezane (father) Kujō Yoshimichi (brother) Kujō Yoshitsune (brother) Kujō Yoshihira (son) Kujō Ninshi (sister) Birth: – Death: – Kujō Yoshisuke Kujō Yoshisuke (九条 良輔) was a member of the Kujō Family, a descendant of the Fujiwara Clan. He was the son of Kujō Kanezane.1 Footnotes 1. […]

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Kujō Yoshisuke

Kujō Yoshisuke (九条 良輔) was a member of the Kujō Family, a descendant of the Fujiwara Clan.

He was the son of Kujō Kanezane.1

Footnotes

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

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]]> 39247 Kujō Yoshihira https://historyofjapan.co.uk/wiki/kujo-yoshihira/ Tue, 14 Mar 2023 15:54:50 +0000 https://historyofjapan.co.uk/?post_type=yada_wiki&p=39243 Period: Heian Period / Kamakura Period Occupation: – Family: Kujō Kanezane (father) Kujō Yoshimichi (brother) Kujō Yoshitsune (brother) Kujō Yoshisuke (son) Kujō Ninshi (sister) Birth: – Death: – Kujō Yoshihira Kujō Yoshihira (九条 良平) was a member of the Kujō Family, a descendant of the Fujiwara Clan. He was the son of Kujō Kanezane.1 Footnotes 1. […]

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Kujō Yoshihira

Kujō Yoshihira (九条 良平) was a member of the Kujō Family, a descendant of the Fujiwara Clan.

He was the son of Kujō Kanezane.1

Footnotes

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

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]]> 39243 Kujō Ninshi https://historyofjapan.co.uk/wiki/kujo-ninshi/ Tue, 14 Mar 2023 15:47:52 +0000 https://historyofjapan.co.uk/?post_type=yada_wiki&p=39237 Period: Heian Period / Kamakura Period Occupation: – Family: Kujō Kanezane (father) Kujō Yoshimichi (brother) Kujō Yoshitsune (brother) Kujō Yoshisuke (son) Kujō Yoshihira (brother) Birth: – Death: – Kujō Ninshi Kujō Ninshi (九条 任子) was a member of the Kujō Family, a descendant of the Fujiwara Clan. She was the daughter of Kujō Kanezane.1 Footnotes 1. Kodansha. […]

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Kujō Ninshi

Kujō Ninshi (九条 任子) was a member of the Kujō Family, a descendant of the Fujiwara Clan.

She was the daughter of Kujō Kanezane.1

Footnotes

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

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]]> 39237 Jien https://historyofjapan.co.uk/wiki/jien/ Fri, 30 Dec 2022 14:05:35 +0000 https://historyofjapan.co.uk/?post_type=yada_wiki&p=36919 Period: Heian Period / Kamakura Period Occupation: Buddhist Monk, daisōjō Family: Fujiwara no Tadamichi (father) Kanoe no Motozane (brother) Fujiwara no Motofusa (brother) Kujō no Kanezane (brother) Fujiwara no Kanefusa (brother) Fujiwara no Masako (sister) Fujiwara no Ikushi (adopted sister) Fujiwara no Teishi (adopted sister) Birth: c.1155AD Death: 1225AD Jien Jien (慈円), also known as Fujiwara […]

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Jien

Jien (慈円), also known as Fujiwara no Yoshimizu was a member of the Fujiwara Clan living from c.1155-1225. He was the son of Fujiwara no Tadamichi.

At the age of 11 he joined the Tendai Sect, quickly finding himself becoming Tendai-zasu (superior), a role known as daisōjō. During his life he studied under the monk Myōun and became chaplain to the retired Empeor Go-Toba. He was also master to Jigen and admitted Shinran into the Shōren-in monastery.

He is known to be the author of the Gukanshō and a collection of waka called the Shūgyoku-shū. We can also find some of his poems in Imperial Anthologies such as the Senzai wakashu and the shin kokin wakashu. He is included as one of the New Thirty-Six Poetic Geniuses.

Jien also went by the names of Yoshimizu Sō Jō and Jichin.1

Footnotes

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

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]]> 36919 Kujō Kanezane https://historyofjapan.co.uk/wiki/kujo-kanezane/ Fri, 09 Sep 2022 04:54:28 +0000 https://historyofjapan.co.uk/?post_type=yada_wiki&p=33230 Period: Heian Period / Kamakura Period Occupation: sesshō, kampaku Family: Fujiwara no Tadamichi (father) Kujō Yoshimichi (son) Kujō Yoshitsune (son) Kujō Yoshisuke (son) Kujō Yoshihira (son) Kujō Ninshi (daughter) Kanoe no Motozane (brother) Fujiwara no Motofusa (brother) Fujiwara no Kanefusa (brother) Jien (brother) Fujiwara no Masako (sister) Fujiwara no Ikushi (adopted sister) Fujiwara no Teishi (adopted sister) Birth: 1149AD Death: 1207AD […]

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Kujō no Kanezane by Kikuchi Yōsai.

Kujō no Kanezane

Kujō no Kanezane (九条 兼実) was the founding member of the Kujō Family, a descendant of the Fujiwara Clan, living from 1149-1207.1 He was also known as Tsuki no Wa no Kampaku.2

He was the son of Fujiwara no Tadamichi, and the Kujō Family he founded became part of what is known as the go-sekke (五摂家).12

He had numerous children including Kujō Yoshimichi, Kujō Yoshitsune, Kujō Yoshisuke, Kujō Yoshihira and Kujō Ninshi.

During his career he recieved the title of sesshō in 1186 and in 1191 became kampaku.1

He tried during his lifetime to stop retired emperors from intervening in the world of politics however lost his power in 1196 and so he became a monk.

In regards to literature, we can find poems of his in the Kokinshū and Senzai wakashū. He has also left behind a diary called the Gyokuyō,1 which covers the years 1164-1201.

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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]]> 33230 Fujiwara no Tadamichi https://historyofjapan.co.uk/wiki/fujiwara-no-tadamichi/ Sat, 14 May 2022 13:16:07 +0000 https://historyofjapan.co.uk/?post_type=yada_wiki&p=30948 Period: Heian Period Occupation: sesshō, kampaku, dajō daijin Family: Fujiwara no Tadazane (father) Kanoe no Motozane (son) Fujiwara no Motofusa (son) Kujō no Kanezane (son) Fujiwara no Kanefusa (son) Jien (son) Fujiwara no Masako (daughter) Fujiwara no Ikushi (adopted daughter) Fujiwara no Teishi (adopted daughter) Birth: 1097AD Death: 1164AD Fujiwara no Tadamichi Fujiwara no Tadamichi (藤原 […]

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Fujiwara no Tadamichi.

Fujiwara no Tadamichi

Fujiwara no Tadamichi (藤原 忠通) was a member of the Fujiwara Clan, more specifically the Hokke Branch of this clan, living from 1097-1164. He was also known as Hōshō-ji kampaku.

He held several positions during his career including kampaku in 1121, sesshō in 1123 and dajō daijin in 1129.

He had a relatively large family with five sons (Motozane, Motofusa, Kanezane, Kanefusa, Jien) one daughter (Masako) and two other adopted daughters (Ikushi, Teishi). Most of his daughters married Emperors.

He is known to have a written a memoir titled hōshō-ji kampaku-ki1 and he is one of the principal characters in the pages of the Hōgen Mongatari, with poem 75 in the book adressed to him.

As a poet he was regarded very highly, creating poetry in both Japanese and Chinese. Following his death he left an anthology of poems and a collection on kanshi. We can find 58 poems of his in the Imperial Anthologies, and one of his poems (No.76) can be found in the Ogura Hyakunin Isshu and goes as follows:2
Japanese text3
Romanized Japanese2
English translation2
わたの原
こぎ出でて見れば
久方の
雲井にまよふ
おきつしらなみ		Wata no hara
kogiidete mireba
hisakata no
kumoi ni magau
oki tsi shiranami		Rowing out on the vast ocean,
when I look all around
I cannot tell aort
white billows in the offing
from the far-off clouds.

Footnotes

1. Louis Frederic, translated by Kathe Roth (2002) “Japan Encyclopedia”. London: Harvard University Press.
2. MacMillan, P. (2018) ”One Hundred Poets, One Poem Each: A Treasury of Classical Japanese Verse”. St. Ives: Penguin Classics.
3. Suzuki, H. et al. (1997) ”Genshoku: Ogura Hyakunin Isshu”. Tokyo: Bun’eidō.

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]]> 30948 Fujiwara Clan https://historyofjapan.co.uk/wiki/fujiwara-clan/ Mon, 21 May 2018 08:32:35 +0000 http://chrysanthemumthrone.com/?post_type=yada_wiki&p=410 First Ruler: Fujiwara no Kamatari Final Ruler: – Dissolution: – Parent House: Nakatomi Clan For a full list of Japanese Clans see: Clans. Fujiwara Clan The Fujiwara Clan (藤原氏) is a descendant of the Nakatomi Clan and came into existence after Nakatomi no Kamatari had his family name changed by Emperor Tenji for the aid […]

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Fujiwara Clan

The Fujiwara Clan (藤原氏) is a descendant of the Nakatomi Clan and came into existence after Nakatomi no Kamatari had his family name changed by Emperor Tenji for the aid and assistance his lieutenant had given him prior to his reign.1

In the 7th Century, this clan began to eclipse the Imbe Clan, leading Imbe no Hironari to desperately try and claim back some fame for his Clan by publishing the Kogo Shūi.2

The 8th century sees the Clan backing Empress Genmei’s claim to the throne as the mother of her son (Emperor Monmu), was a daughter of Fujiwara no Fubito. His daughter Asukabehime, would ensure this Clan gained much higher ranking positions at court after receiving the title of ‘Great Retired Empress Consort’ after her husband Emperor Shōmu abdicated. They also played a pivotal role in engineering the ascension of Emperor Shōmu by surrounding him with advisers, attendants and tutors.3

One of those to receive a high ranking position was Fujiwara no Nakamarō who would eventually help orchestrate the Emperor Junnin to take the throne. However, eventually after a plot to replace Junnin with a new candidate after Nakamarō steals the Privy Seal in 764AD, he is captured with his wife, exiled and killed by Empress Kōken.3

Members of the House

Members from Descendant Houses

Footnotes

1. Martin, P. (1997) ”The Chrysanthemum Throne”. Gloucestershire: Sutton Publishing Limited.
2. Kodansha. (1993) ”Japan: An Illustrated Encyclopedia”. Tokyo: Kodansha Ltd.
3. Tsurumi, P. (1981) “Early Female Emperors” Historical Reflections Vol.8 No.1 pp.41-49.

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