Fujiwara no Michitaka

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Fujiwara no Michitaka . Drawing by Kikuchi Yōsai

Fujiwara no Michitaka ( Japanese 藤原 道 隆 ; * 953 ; † May 16, 995 ) was the first son of the regent Kaneie and Tokihime , and thus a court nobleman ( kugyō ) in the Heian period of Japan . Michitaka is sometimes also called Nijō Kampaku .

He ruled Japan as regent for the Emperor Ichijō:

  • from May 8, 990 to May 26, 990 as Kampaku
  • from May 27, 990 to 983 as a sesshō
  • from 983 to 995 as Kampaku

Ichijō married Michitaka's daughter Teishi (Sadako) and thus strengthened the close ties between the imperial family and the Fujiwara .

Two regents ( Michinaga and Michikane ) and two imperial wives ( Chūshi and Senshi ) were among his siblings. Michikane immediately followed him in office.

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  • Louis Frederic: Japan Encyclopedia . Harvard University Press, Cambridge, Massachusetts 2002.
  • Edmond Papinot: Historical and geographical dictionary of Japan . Librarie Sansaisha, Tokyo 1910.
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SURNAME Fujiwara no Michitaka
ALTERNATIVE NAMES 藤原 道 隆 (Japanese); Nijō Kampaku
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Japanese regent
DATE OF BIRTH 953
DATE OF DEATH May 16, 995