Fujiwara no Morozane

Fujiwara no Morozane ( Japanese 藤原師実 ; * 1042 ; † March 14, 1101 ) was a regent for the Tennō and head of the influential Fujiwara family during the late Heian period .

He was also known as Kyōgoku dono (Prince Kyōgoku) or Go-Uji dono (later Prince Uji, 後宇治殿 ). He held the positions of regent ( Sesshō or Kampaku ) for twenty years:

from 1075 to 1086 Sessho for Emperor Shirakawa
from 1086 to 1094 Kampaku for Emperor Horikawa ,
from 1094 to 1099 Sessho for Emperor Horikawa.

He was the son of Fujiwara no Yorimichi and Fujiwara no Gishi ( 藤原祇子 , her maiden name is no longer known today), a daughter of Fujiwara no Tanenari ( 藤原種成 ); through this connection he is also the grandson of Fujiwara no Michinaga .

A contemporary document suggests that he was possibly the third son. He held the positions of Sadaijin , Sessho and Kampaku in succession . He made his adopted daughter Kenshi ( 賢子 ) the wife of Emperor Shirakawa. Kenshi died at a young age, but left a son who would later ascend the throne as Emperor Horikawa.

However, Emperor Shirakawa seized political power and Morozane could no longer enjoy the monopoly-like position of power that his father and grandfather still had. Even after Emperor Horikawa came of age and Shirakawa abdicated and retired to the monastery, Shirakawa continued to hold power in his hands.

Morozane married Fujiwara no Reishi, daughter of Minamoto no Morofusa , a grandson of Emperor Murakami , later adopted by Fujiwara no Nobuie . Morozane had many children, including Fujiwara no Moromichi and Fujiwara no Ietada . Two families of Kuge descend from Morozane , the Kazan'in family and the Oimikado ( Oi-no-mikado ) family.

Morozane is also known as the author of the waka collection Kyōgoku Kampakushū (German anthology of Kyōgoku Kampaku ) and the diary Kyōgoku Kampaku-ki (German diary of Kyōgoku Kampaku ).

personal data
SURNAME	Fujiwara no Morozane
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	藤原師実 (Japanese)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Japanese regent
DATE OF BIRTH	1042
DATE OF DEATH	March 14, 1101