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Fujiwara No Uona
Fujiwara no Uona (藤原 魚名, 721 – August 31, 783) was a Japanese aristocrat and statesman of the Nara period who was Minister of the Left and a member of the Fujiwara clan. He was the fifth son of Fujiwara no Fusasaki (681–737). His grave is located at the Hattori Tenjinju Shrine in Osaka. Some Japanese clans that descend from Fujiwara no Uona are Kondō, Shindō, Mutō, Bitō. More in number are Satō, Gotō, Katō, Saitō. Along with the names Hayashi, Togashi, Takeda, Kawai, Inazu, Yuuki, Matsuda, Sano, Hatano. Family * Father: Fujiwara no Fusasaki (藤原房前, 681–737) * Mother: daughter of Katano no Tomoomi (片野朝臣の娘) ** Wife: daughter of Fujiwara no Umakai was a Japanese statesman, courtier, general and politician during the Nara period.Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Fujiwara no Umakai" in ; Brinkley, Frank ''et al.'' (1915). The third son of Fujiwara no Fuhito, he founded the Shikike ... (藤原宇合の娘) *** Son: Fujiwara no Tak ...
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Kugyō
is the collective term for the very few most powerful men attached to the court of the Emperor of Japan in pre-Meiji eras. The term generally referred to the and court officials and denoted a court rank between First Rank and Third Rank under the '' Ritsuryō'' system, as opposed to the lower court nobility, thus being the collective term for the upper court nobility. However, later on some holders of the Fourth Rank were also included. In 1869, following the Meiji Restoration, the court nobility and daimyo were merged into a new peerage, the '' kazoku''. Overview The ''kugyō'' generally refers to two groups of court officials: * the ''Kō'' (公), comprising the Chancellor of the Realm, the Minister of the Left, and the Minister of the Right; and * the ''Kei'' (卿), comprising the Major Counsellor, the Middle Counsellor, and the Associate Counselors, who held the court rank of Third Rank or higher. History The ''kugyō'' originated from the Three Lords a ...
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Nara Period
The of the history of Japan covers the years from 710 to 794. Empress Genmei established the capital of Heijō-kyō (present-day Nara). Except for a five-year period (740–745), when the capital was briefly moved again, it remained the capital of Japanese civilization until Emperor Kanmu established a new capital, Nagaoka-kyō, in 784, before moving to Heian-kyō, modern Kyoto, a decade later in 794. Japanese society during this period was predominantly agricultural and centered on village life. Most of the villagers followed Shintō, a religion based on the worship of natural and ancestral spirits named ''kami.'' The capital at Nara was modeled after Chang'an, the capital city of the Tang dynasty. In many other ways, the Japanese upper classes patterned themselves after the Chinese, including adopting the Chinese writing system, Chinese fashion, and a Chinese version of Buddhism. Literature Concentrated efforts by the imperial court to record its history produced the f ...
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Minister Of The Left
The ''Kenkyusha's New Japanese-English Dictionary'', Kenkyusha Limited, was a government position in Japan during the Asuka to Meiji era. The Asuka Kiyomihara Code of 689 marks the initial appearance of the ''Sadaijin'' in the context of a central administrative body called the . This early ''Daijō-kan'' was composed of the three ministers—the , the ''Sadaijin'' and the .Hall, John Whitney ''et al.'' (1993)''The Cambridge History of Japan'', p. 232./ref> The position was consolidated in the Taihō Code of 702. When the Emperor and the nobility held real power, the ''Sadaijin'' was the highest permanent position in the ''Daijō-kan'', the central organ of the state. The higher-ranking Daijō-daijin'' was not a permanent position, but was only appointed when a suitable person was found.Hayashi Gahō">iyun-sai Rin-siyo/Hayashi Gahō, 1652">Hayashi_Gahō.html" ;"title="iyun-sai Rin-siyo/Hayashi Gahō">iyun-sai Rin-siyo/Hayashi Gahō, 1652 ''Nipon o daï itsi ran''; ou''Annales d ...
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Fujiwara Clan
The was a powerful family of imperial regents in Japan, descending from the Nakatomi clan and, as legend held, through them their ancestral god Ame-no-Koyane. The Fujiwara prospered since ancient times and dominated the imperial court until the Meiji Restoration in 1868. They held the title of Ason. The abbreviated form is . The 8th century clan history states the following at the biography of the clan's patriarch, Fujiwara no Kamatari (614–669): "Kamatari, the Inner Palace Minister who was also called ‘Chūrō'',''’ was a man of the Takechi district of Yamato Province. His forebears descended from Ame no Koyane no Mikoto; for generations they had administered the rites for Heaven and Earth, harmonizing the space between men and the gods. Therefore, it was ordered their clan was to be called Ōnakatomi" The clan originated when the founder, Nakatomi no Kamatari (614–669) of the Nakatomi clan, was rewarded by Emperor Tenji with the honorific "Fujiwara"after the w ...
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Fujiwara No Fusasaki
Fujiwara no Fusasaki (藤原 房前, 681 – May 25, 737) was a Japanese court noble who was a member of the Fujiwara clan and the founder of the Hokke House of the Fujiwara.Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Fujiwara no Fusasaki" in ; Brinkley, Frank ''et al.'' (1915). He served as ''Sangi'' (Associate Counselor) in the Imperial Court. Career Fusasaki was a ''Sangi'' (associate counselor) in the Daijō-kan.Titsingh, Isaac. (1834). He founded the temple of Sugimoto-dera in Kamakura in 734 with the priest Gyōki (668–749). The temple's legend holds that Empress Komyo (701–760) in the Nara Period (710–794) instructed Fusasaki, the then high-ranking minister, and a famous priest named Gyoki (668–749) to build the temple enshrining a statue of Eleven-Headed Kan'non, or Ekādaśamukha in Sanskrit, as the main object of worship. Priest Gyoki fashioned the statue himself because he was also a great sculptor. Fusasaki and his three brothers died during a major smallpo ...
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Japanese Clans
This is a list of Japanese clans. The old clans (''gōzoku'') mentioned in the ''Nihon Shoki'' and ''Kojiki'' lost their political power before the Heian period, during which new aristocracies and families, ''kuge'', emerged in their place. After the Heian period, the samurai warrior clans gradually increased in importance and power until they came to dominate the country after the founding of the first Kamakura shogunate, shogunate. Japan traditionally practiced Primogeniture#Male-preference_(cognatic)_primogeniture, cognatic primogeniture, or male-line Historical_inheritance_systems#Cultural_patterns_of_child-preference, inheritance in regard to passing down titles and estates. By allowing Japanese adult adoption, adult adoption, or for men to take their wife's name and be adopted into her family served as a means to pass down an estate to a family without any sons, Japan has managed to retain continuous family leadership for many of the below clans, the Family tree of Japanese m ...
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Fujiwara No Umakai
was a Japanese statesman, courtier, general and politician during the Nara period.Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Fujiwara no Umakai" in ; Brinkley, Frank ''et al.'' (1915). The third son of Fujiwara no Fuhito, he founded the Shikike ("Ceremonials") branch of the Fujiwara clan. Career He was a diplomat during the reign of Empress GenshōTitsingh, Isaac. (1834). ; see "Fousiwara-no Nokiafi", pre-Hepburn romanization and a minister during the reign of Emperor Shōmu. In the Imperial court, Umakai was the chief of protocol ('' Shikibu-kyō''). * 716 ('' Reiki 2''): Along with , and , Umakai was named to be part of a Japanese diplomatic mission to Tang China in 717-718. Kibi no Makibi and the Buddhist monk Genbō were also part of the entourage. * 724 ('' Jinki 1, 1st month''): Umakai led an army against the '' emishi''; but this military campaign was later judged to have been unsuccessful. * 729 ('' Tenpyō 1''): The emperor invested Umakai with the power to rai ...
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Fujiwara No Takatori
Fujiwara no Takatori (藤原 鷹取) was a Japanese nobleman and politician of the Nara period. He served as First Assistant to the Minister of the Center, Mayor of the Left Capital District, Head of Office of Imperial Wives, governor of Ise Province, governor of Kōzuke Province and governor of Echizen Province. He held the court rank of Senior Fourth Rank. Life Takatori was born the son of Minister of the Left Fujiwara no Uona. His mother was the daughter of Associate Counselor Fujiwara no Umakai. He was a member of the Hokke house of the Fujiwara clan. In 771, Takatori was appointed supernumerary Vice-Governor (''ingai- suke'') of Ise Province and given the court rank of Junior Fifth Rank, Lower Grade. The next year he rose to Vice-Governor, and in 774, he rose to full governor (''kami'') of Ise Province and was given Junior Fifth Rank, Upper Grade. In 776, he moved to serve as junior assistant minister at the Ministry of Imperial Palace Construction (''zōgūshō'') and ...
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Fujiwara No Washitori
Fujiwara (, written: 藤原 lit. "''Wisteria'' field") is a Japanese surname. (In English conversation it is likely to be rendered as .) Notable people with the surname include: ; Families * The Fujiwara clan and its members ** Fujiwara no Kamatari ** Fujiwara no Fuhito ** Fujiwara no Michinaga * Northern Fujiwara clan ** Fujiwara no Kiyohira ; Art and entertainment * Fujiwara (owarai), Japanese comedy duo (kombi) consisting of Toshifumi Fujimoto (藤本 敏史) and Takayuki Haranishi (原西 孝幸) *, Japanese photographer * Harry Fujiwara (Mr. Fuji) (1934 - 2016), Japanese-American wrestler *, Japanese musician, trendsetter, producer, and designer *, Japanese actor *, Japanese actress and film director *, Japanese voice actor *, lead singer and composer for the Japanese rock band Bump of Chicken *, Japanese beauty queen, model and actress *, Japanese actor *, Japanese video game designer *, Japanese actor and professional wrestler *, Japanese tenor singer ; Science *, Japanese ...
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721 Births
__NOTOC__ Year 721 ( DCCXXI) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar. The denomination 721 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Europe * February 13 – King Chilperic II dies at Attigny (Ardennes), after a five-year reign. He is succeeded by Theuderic IV, infant son of Dagobert III, as Merovingian ruler of the Franks, under the control of the mayor of the palace, Charles Martel. * Summer – Charles Martel restores the authority of the Austrasian palace throughout the Frankish Kingdom, including against Frankish-claimed Aquitaine and Provence (Southern France). He exiles Rigobert, bishop of Reims, to Gascony. * June 9 – Battle of Toulouse: After besieging Toulouse for three months, Muslim forces under governor (''wali'') Al-Samh ibn Malik al-Khawlani are defeated by Eudes, duke of Aquitaine, preventin ...
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783 Deaths
__NOTOC__ Year 783 ( DCCLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar. The denomination 783 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Byzantine Empire * A Byzantine expeditionary force under Staurakios, chief minister ('' logothete''), begins a campaign against the communities (''Sclaviniae'') of Greece. Setting out from Constantinople, the imperial army follows the Thracian coast into Macedonia, and then south into Thessaly, Central Greece and the Peloponnese. Staurakios restores a measure of Byzantine authority over these areas, and collects booty and tribute from the locals. Europe * Mauregatus of Asturias, illegitimate son of the late king Alfonso I, usurps the throne after the death of his brother-in-law Silo. However, the nobility has elected Alfonso II at Adosinda's (wife of Silo) insistence, but Mauregatus ...
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