, first son of regent Matsudono Motofusa, was a '' Kugyō'' (high-ranking Japanese official) of the late Heian and

Kamakura period The is a period of Japanese history that marks the governance by the Kamakura shogunate, officially established in 1192 in Kamakura by the first ''shōgun'' Minamoto no Yoritomo after the conclusion of the Genpei War, which saw the struggle bet ...

s. Despite being first-born, he was treated as if he were not, while his stepbrother Moroie inherited the male-line. Hence, he called himself , avoiding the use of the name Matsudono. In 1220, just before the

Jōkyū War , also known as the Jōkyū Disturbance or the Jōkyū Rebellion, was fought in Japan between the forces of Retired Emperor Go-Toba and those of the Hōjō clan, regents of the Kamakura shogunate, whom the retired emperor was trying to overthrow ...

, he retired from politics, becoming a Buddhist monk. In recent years scholars have suspected that he is actually the author of .

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1163 births 1245 deaths Matsudono family People of Heian-period Japan People of Kamakura-period Japan Kamakura period Buddhist clergy {{japan-noble-stub