Fujiwara no Yoshifusa
Fujiwara no Yoshifusa . Drawing by Kikuchi Yōsai
Fujiwara no Yoshifusa ( Japanese 藤原 良 房 ; * 804 ; † 872 ) was the first of the great rulers of Japan from the Fujiwara family .
As a skilful politician, he managed to put his own underage grandson on the Japanese throne as Emperor Seiwa , he himself acted as its regent ( Sesshō ) and thus de facto as the ruler of Japan.
He was the first regent in Japanese history who did not come from the imperial family himself .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Fujiwara no Yoshifusa |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | 藤原 良 房 (Japanese) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Japanese regent |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 804 |
| DATE OF DEATH | 872 |