Nijō (family)
Coat of arms of the Nijō (Nijō- Wisteria )
The Nijō ( Japanese 二条 家 , Nijō-ke ) were a family of the Japanese court nobility ( Kuge ), which was derived from Fujiwara Michiie (1192-1252). The Nijō belonged to the five families ( Go-sekke ) from which the empresses and the Kampaku (regent) were chosen.
genealogy
- Yoshizane ( 良 実 ; 1216-1271), Michiie's son, was the first to take the name Nijō. He became Sadaijin and Kampaku and was given the name Fukkōen-in ( 普光 園 院 ).
- Michihira ( 道 平 ; 1287-1335), Yoshizane's great-grandson, was Kampaku in 1316, was replaced by Ichijō Uchitsune after the accession of Emperor Go-Daigo , but later took over the office again from 1327 to 1329. He faithfully served the Emperor Go-Daigo and received the name Nochi no Kōmyōshō-in ( 後 光明 照 院 ).
- Yoshimoto (良 基 ; 1320-1388), Michihira's son, was successively Udaijin , Sadaijin, Kampaku, Daijō-daijin , Sangū (1376) and Sesshō of the north court (1382). After his death he was given the name Nochi no Fukōen-in (後 普光 園 院 ). He distinguished himself as a poet and writer and left around 15 books.
- Mochimoto ( 持 基 ; 1390-1445), Yoshimoto's grandson, was Kampaku in 1424, Sesshō in 1429, then Kampaku again in 1434. He was given the name Nochi no Fukushō-in ( 後 福 照 院 ).
After the Meiji Restoration, the Nijō carried the title of Duke .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Furusawa, Tsunetoshi: Kamon daichō . Kin'ensha, n.d., ISBN 4-321-31720-7 , p. 172.
literature
- Edmond Papinot: Historical and Geographical Dictionary of Japan. Reprint of the 1910 edition. Tuttle, 1972, ISBN 0-8048-0996-8 .