Kujō Yoshitsune (九条 良経, 1169 – 16 April 1206), also known as Fujiwara no Yoshitsune, son of regent Kujō Kanezane[1] and a daughter of Fujiwara no Sueyuki, was a kugyō or Japanese court noble from the late Heian period to the early Kamakura period. He held a regent position Sesshō from 1202 to 1206. Kujō Michiie was his son.

In 1179 Yoshitsune came of age. In 1188 when his elder brother died he was designated as successor of the family. In 1196 political shake-up caused him to lose the court position he was appointed a year before.
Family
edit- Father: Kujō Kanezane
- Mother: Fujiwara Tomoko
- Wives and Children:
- Wife: Ichijō Yoshiyasu's daughter
- Kujō Michiie
- Kujō Noriie (1194–1225)
- Fujiwara no Ritsushi married Emperor Juntoku
- Wife: Fujiwara Hisako (?-1222)
- Wife: Samesuke Masatsune's daughter
- Ryoson
- Wife: Daizendaibu Nobunori's daughter
- Dokei
- unknown
- Keisei (1189–1268)
- Wife: Ichijō Yoshiyasu's daughter
References
edit- ^ Sato, Hiroaki (1995). Legends of the Samurai. Overlook Duckworth. p. 151. ISBN 9781590207307.
- ネケト. 九条家(摂家) (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2007-09-27. Retrieved 2007-08-18.