, also known as Fujiwara no Yoshitsune, son of regent

Kujō Kanezane , also known as , is the founder of the Kujō family (at the encouragement of Minamoto no Yoritomo), although some sources cite Fujiwara no Morosuke (908–960) as its founder. Kanezane organised the compilation of the Kitano Tenjin Engi, the hi ...

and a daughter of

Fujiwara no Sueyuki 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 ...

, was a ''

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 un ...

'' or Japanese court noble from the late

Heian period The is the last division of classical Japanese history, running from 794 to 1185. It followed the Nara period, beginning when the 50th emperor, Emperor Kammu, moved the capital of Japan to Heian-kyō (modern Kyoto). means in Japanese. It is a ...

to the early

Kamakura period The is a period of History of Japan, Japanese history that marks the governance by the Kamakura shogunate, officially established in 1192 in Kamakura, Kanagawa, Kamakura by the first ''shōgun'' Minamoto no Yoritomo after the conclusion of the G ...

. He held a regent position Sesshō from 1202 to 1206.

Kujō Michiie Kujō Michiie (九条道家) (28 July 1193 — 1 April 1252) was a Japanese regent in the 13th century. He was the father of Kujō Yoritsune and grandson of Kujō Kanezane (also known as Fujiwara no Kanezane). He was the father of Norizane an ...

was his son. In 1179 Yoshitsune

came of age Coming of age is a young person's transition from being a child to being an adult. The specific age at which this transition takes place varies between societies, as does the nature of the change. It can be a simple legal convention or can be ...

. 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

* Father:

* Mother: Fujiwara Tomoko * Wives and Children: ** Wife:

Ichijō Yoshiyasu literally means ''first street'' in Japanese. It can refer to: *Emperor Ichijō (一条天皇 ''-tennō''), the 66th Emperor of Japan (980–1011) Japanese surname * The Ichijō family (一条家 ''-ke''), one of the five regent houses (''go-se ...

's daughter ***

*** Kujō Noriie (1194–1225) ***

Fujiwara no Ritsushi Fujiwara no Ritsushi (九条立子; 1192 – 18 January 1248) was Empress of Japan as the consort of Emperor Juntoku. In 1226, she ordained as a Buddhist nun and received the Dharma name Seijōkan (清浄観). Children: *Second daughter: Impe ...

married

Emperor Juntoku (22 October 1197 – 7 October 1242) was the 84th emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession. His reign spanned the years from 1210 through 1221, a part of Japan's Kamakura Period. Genealogy Before his ascension to the C ...

** Wife: Fujiwara Hisako (?-1222) ***

Kujō Motoie Kujō Motoie (九条基家, 1203-1280) was a ''waka'' poet and Japanese nobleman active in the early Kamakura period The is a period of History of Japan, Japanese history that marks the governance by the Kamakura shogunate, officially establish ...

** Wife: Samesuke Masatsune's daughter *** Ryoson ** Wife: Daizendaibu Nobunori's daughter *** Dokei **unknown *** Keisei (1189–1268)

References

* 1169 births 1206 deaths Fujiwara clan Kujō family People of the Heian period People of the Kamakura period Hyakunin Isshu poets 13th-century Japanese poets {{japan-noble-stub