Fujiwara no Tamemitsu (藤原 為光) (942–992) was a Japanese statesman, courtier and politician during the Heian period.[1]
Fujiwara no Tamemitsu | |
|---|---|
| Born | 942 |
| Died | 992 |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Parents | Fujiwara no Morosuke (father) |
Career
editTamemitsu served as a minister during the reigns of Emperor En'yū, Emperor Kazan and Emperor Go-Ichijō.
- 985 (Kanna 1}: Tamemitsu was named udaijin.
- 991 (Shōryaku 2, 9th month): Tamemitsu was promoted from udaijin to daijō Daijin.[2]
He is referred to as Kōtoku-kō (恒徳公) (posthumous name as Daijō Daijin).
Tamemitsu erected Hōjū-ji temple to mourn his daughter Shishi.
Genealogy
editThis member of the Fujiwara clan was the son of Fujiwara no Morosuke.[1] His mother was Imperial Princess Masako, daughter of Emperor Daigo.
Tamemitsu had four brothers: Kaneie,[3] Kanemichi,[4] Kinsue.[5] and Koretada.[6]
Marriages and Children
editTamemitsu was married to a daughter of Fujiwara no Atsutoshi (first son of Fujiwara no Saneyori). They had at least four children.
- Sanenobu (964–1001) (誠信) - Sangi (参議)
- Tadanobu (or Narinobu) (967–1035) (斉信) - Dainagon
- daughter - married to Fujiwara no Yoshikane (son of Fujiwara no Koretada)
- Shishi (忯子) (969–985) - married to Emperor Kazan
He was also married to a daughter of regent Fujiwara no Koretada.
- Michinobu (道信) (972–994) - poet, one of Thirty-six Poetry Immortals
- Kinnobu (公信) (977–1026) - Gon-no-Chūnagon
- daughter - married to Sadaijin Minamoto no Masanobu
- Genshi (儼子) (died 1016) - side house of Fujiwara no Michinaga
- Jōshi (穠子) (979–1025) - Lady-in-waiting of Empress Kenshi (consort of Emperor Sanjō), and side house of Fujiwara no Michinaga
Notes
edit- ^ a b Brinkley, Frank et al. (1915). A History of the Japanese People from the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era, pp. 203, 259., p. 203, at Google Books
- ^ Titsingh, Isaac. (1834). Annales des empereurs du japon, p. 151, p. 151, at Google Books; see "Fousiwara-no Tame kio", pre-Hepburn romanization
- ^ Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric et al. (2005). "Fujiwara no Kaneie" at Japan Encyclopedia, p. 203, p. 203, at Google Books
- ^ Nussbaum, "Fujiwara no Kanemichi" at p. 203, p. 203, at Google Books
- ^ Nussbaum, "Fujiwara no Kinsue" at p. 204, p. 204, at Google Books
- ^ Nussbaum, "Fujiwara no Koretada" at p. 205, p. 205, at Google Books
References
edit- Brinkley, Frank and Dairoku Kikuchi. (1915). A History of the Japanese People from the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era. New York: Encyclopædia Britannica. OCLC 413099
- Hioki, Shōichi. (1936). 日本系譜綜覽 (Nihon keifu sōran). Tokyo: Kaizōsha. OCLC 24881833
- Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric and Käthe Roth. (2005). Japan encyclopedia. Cambridge: Harvard University Press. ISBN 978-0-674-01753-5; OCLC 58053128
- Owada, Tetsuo, Masako Sugawara and Atsushi Nitō. (2003). 日本史諸家系図人名辞典 (Nihonshi shoka keizu jinmei jiten). Tokyo: Kōdansha. ISBN 9784062115780; OCLC 675318472
- Titsingh, Isaac. (1834). Annales des empereurs du Japon (Nihon Odai Ichiran). Paris: Royal Asiatic Society, Oriental Translation Fund of Great Britain and Ireland. OCLC 5850691