FUJIWARA NO TOKIHIRA - Encyclopedia Information

Fujiwara no Tokihira

Born	871
Died	909
Nationality	Japanese
Parents	Fujiwara no Mototsune (father)

Fujiwara no Tokihira (藤原時平, 871 – April 26, 909) was a Japanese statesman, courtier and politician during the Heian period.^[1]

Career

Tokihira was a minister under Emperor Daigo.^[1]

891 ( Kanpyō 3, 3rd month): Tokihira was given a rank which was the equivalent of sangi.^[2]
897 ( Kanpyō 9, 6th month): Tokihira was made Dainagon with a rank equal to that of a General of the Left.^[3]
899 ( Shōtai 2): Tokihira was named Sadaijin^[4]
900 (Shōtai 3): Tokihira accused Sugawara no Michizane of plotting against the emperor.^[5] This led to Michizane's exile to the Dazaifu in Kyūshū.^[6]
909 ( Engi 9, 4th month): Tokihira died at age 39. He was honored with posthumous rank and titles.^[7]

Genealogy

This member of the Fujiwara clan was the son of Fujiwara no Mototsune.^[1] Tokihira had two brothers: Fujiwara no Tadahira and Fujiwara no Nakahira.^[8]

Father: Fujiwara no Mototsune
Mother: Daughter of Imperial Prince Saneyasu
Wife: Princess Renshi (廉子女王), daughter of Imperial Prince Motoyasu
- 1st Son: Fujiwara no Yasutada (藤原保忠; 890-936)
- Daughter: Fujiwara no Hōshi (藤原褒子), consort of Emperor Uda
- Daughter: Fujiwara no Hitoshi (藤原仁善子)
Wife: Daughter of Minamoto Jin
- 2nd Son: Fujiwara no Akitadata (藤原顕忠; 898-965)
Wife: Daughter of Ariwara no Muneyana
- 3rd Son: Fujiwara no Atsutada (藤原敦忠; 906-943)
Wife: Unknown
- Daughter: Concubine of Fujiwara no Saneyori
- Daughter: Wife of Imperial Prince Atsumi
- Daughter: Wife of Imperial Prince Yoshiakira

Selected works

In a statistical overview derived from writings by and about Fujiwara no Tokihira, OCLC/ WorldCat encompasses roughly 35 works in 69 publications in 1 language and 122 library holdings.^[9]

Sandai jitsuroku ( 三代實).^[1]
Engi shiki ( 延喜式).^[1]

Notes

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Fujiwara no Tokihira" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 210, p. 210, at Google Books; Brinkley, Frank et al. (1915). A History of the Japanese People from the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era, p. 203., p. 203, at Google Books
^ Titsingh, Isaac. (1834). Annales des empereurs du japon, p. 127., p. 127, at Google Books; see "Fousiwara-no Toki fira", pre- Hepburn romanization
^ Titsingh, p. 129., p. 129, at Google Books
^ Titsingh, p. 130., p. 130, at Google Books.
^ Brinkley, p. 244., p. 244, at Google Books; excerpt, "...three principal contrivers of Michizane's disgrace [were] Fujiwara Tokihira, Fujiwara Sugane, and Minamoto Hikaru ...."
^ Brinkley, p. 249., p. 249, at Google Books; excerpt, "From one point of view, Michizane's overthrow by Fujiwara Tokihira may be regarded as a collision between the Confucian doctrines which informed the polity of the Taika epoch and the power of aristocratic heredity."
^ Titsingh, p. 132., p. 132, at Google Books.
^ Brinkley, p. 241., p. 241, at Google Books
^ WorldCat Identities Archived December 30, 2010, at the Wayback Machine: 藤原時平 871-909

References

Brinkley, Frank and Dairoku Kikuchi. (1915). A History of the Japanese People from the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era. New York: Encyclopædia Britannica. OCLC 413099
Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric and Käthe Roth. (2005). Japan encyclopedia. Cambridge: Harvard University Press. ISBN 978-0-674-01753-5; OCLC 58053128
Titsingh, Isaac. (1834). Nihon Odai Ichiran; ou, Annales des empereurs du Japon. Paris: Royal Asiatic Society, Oriental Translation Fund of Great Britain and Ireland. OCLC 5850691

Fujiwara family tree

Kamatari^[1]
614–669

Fuhito^[2]
659–720

NANKE branch

HOKKE branch

SHIKIKE branch

KYŌKE branch

Muchimaro^[2]
680–737

Fusasaki^[2]
681–737

Umakai^[2]
694–737

Maro^[2]
695–737

Toyonari^[3]
704–766

Nakamaro^[3]
706–764

Otomaro^[4]

Nagate^[5]
714–771

Matate^[4]
715–766

Uona^[6]
721–783

Kaedemaro^[7]
723–776

Yoshitsugu^[8]
716–777

Tamaro^[9]
722–783

Momokawa^[10]
732–779

Hamanari^[11]
724–790

Tsuginawa^[12]
727–796

Korekimi^[13]
727–789

Uchimaro^[14]
756–812

Sonohito^[12]
756–819

Otsugu^[12]
774–843

Fuyutsugu^[15]
775–826

Nagara^[1]
802–826

Yoshifusa^[1]
804–872

Yoshiyo^[16]
823–900

Mototsune^[17]
836–891

Tokihira^[18]^[12]
871–909

Tadahira^[12]
880–949

Saneyori^[12]
900–970

Morosuke^[12]
909–960

Yoritada^[19]
924–989

Koretada^[12]
924–972

Yoritada^[12]^[20]
925–977

Kaneie^[12]^[19]
929–990

Michitaka^[21]^[22]
953–995

Michikane^[22]
961–995

Michinaga^[23]
966–1028

Yorimichi^[24]^[25]
992–1074

Norimichi^[26]
996–1075

Morozane^[27]
1042–1101

Moromichi^[28]
1062–1099

Tadazane^[29]
1075–1162

Tadamichi^[30]
1097–1164

Yorinaga^[31]
1120–1156

Konoe
Family

Matsudono
Family

Kujō
Family

Konoe Motozane^[32]
1143–1166

Matsudono Motofusa^[33]
1144?–1231

Kujō Kanezane^[30]
1149–1207

Konoe Motomichi^[16]^[34]
1160–1233

Matsudono Moroie^[33]
1172–1238

Kujō Yoshitsune^[35]
1169–1206

Konoe Iezane^[34]
1179–1242

Kujō Michiie^[35]
1193–1252

Takatsukasa
Family

Nijō
Family

Ichijō
Family

Konoe Kanetsune^[36]
1210–1259

Takatsukasa Kanehira^[37]
1228–1294

Kujō Norizane^[38]
1211–1235

Nijō Yoshizane^[39]
1216–1271

Ichijō Sanetsune^[40]
1223–1284

Notes

In the 13th century, the main line of the Fujiwara family split into " Five regent houses": the Kujō, Nijō and Ichijō (descendants of Kanezane); and also the Konoe and Takatsukasa (descendants of Motozane). To view the complete family tree, visit Fujiwara family tree.

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v t e Sesshō
Asuka period	Prince Umayado
Heian period	Fujiwara no Yoshifusa Fujiwara no Mototsune Fujiwara no Tokihira Fujiwara no Tadahira Fujiwara no Saneyori Fujiwara no Koretada Fujiwara no Kaneie Fujiwara no Michitaka Fujiwara no Michinaga Fujiwara no Yorimichi Fujiwara no Morozane Fujiwara no Tadazane Fujiwara no Tadamichi Konoe Motozane Fujiwara no Motofusa Konoe Motomichi Matsudono Moroie
Kamakura period	Kujō Kanezane Konoe Motomichi Kujō Yoshitsune Konoe Iezane Kujō Michiie Kujō Norizane Konoe Kanetsune Ichijō Sanetsune Konoe Kanetsune Takatsukasa Kanehira Kujō Tadaie Ichijō Ietsune Takatsukasa Kanetada Nijō Kanemoto Kujō Moronori
Muromachi period	Takatsukasa Fuyuhira Nijō Yoshimoto Konoe Kanetsugu Nijō Yoshimoto Nijō Mochimoto Nijō Kaneyoshi
Edo period	Ichijō Akiyoshi Nijō Yasumichi Kujō Michifusa Nijō Mitsuhira Takatsukasa Fusasuke Ichijō Kaneteru Konoe Iehiro Kujō Sukezane Ichijō Michika Konoe Uchisaki Kujō Naozane Nijō Nariyuki
Taishō era	Crown Prince Hirohito

Fujiwara no Tokihira

Born	871
Died	909
Nationality	Japanese
Parents	Fujiwara no Mototsune (father)

Fujiwara no Tokihira

Born

871

Died

909

Nationality

Japanese

Parents

Fujiwara no Mototsune (father)

Career

Tokihira was a minister under Emperor Daigo.^[1]

891 ( Kanpyō 3, 3rd month): Tokihira was given a rank which was the equivalent of sangi.^[2]

897 ( Kanpyō 9, 6th month): Tokihira was made Dainagon with a rank equal to that of a General of the Left.^[3]

899 ( Shōtai 2): Tokihira was named Sadaijin^[4]

900 (Shōtai 3): Tokihira accused Sugawara no Michizane of plotting against the emperor.^[5] This led to Michizane's exile to the Dazaifu in Kyūshū.^[6]

909 ( Engi 9, 4th month): Tokihira died at age 39. He was honored with posthumous rank and titles.^[7]

Genealogy

Father: Fujiwara no Mototsune

Mother: Daughter of Imperial Prince Saneyasu

Wife: Princess Renshi (廉子女王), daughter of Imperial Prince Motoyasu

1st Son: Fujiwara no Yasutada (藤原保忠; 890-936)
Daughter: Fujiwara no Hōshi (藤原褒子), consort of Emperor Uda
Daughter: Fujiwara no Hitoshi (藤原仁善子)

Wife: Daughter of Minamoto Jin

2nd Son: Fujiwara no Akitadata (藤原顕忠; 898-965)

Wife: Daughter of Ariwara no Muneyana

3rd Son: Fujiwara no Atsutada (藤原敦忠; 906-943)

Wife: Unknown

Daughter: Concubine of Fujiwara no Saneyori
Daughter: Wife of Imperial Prince Atsumi
Daughter: Wife of Imperial Prince Yoshiakira

Selected works

In a statistical overview derived from writings by and about Fujiwara no Tokihira, OCLC/ WorldCat encompasses roughly 35 works in 69 publications in 1 language and 122 library holdings.^[9]

Notes

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Fujiwara no Tokihira" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 210, p. 210, at Google Books; Brinkley, Frank et al. (1915). A History of the Japanese People from the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era, p. 203., p. 203, at Google Books
^ Titsingh, Isaac. (1834). Annales des empereurs du japon, p. 127., p. 127, at Google Books; see "Fousiwara-no Toki fira", pre- Hepburn romanization
^ Titsingh, p. 129., p. 129, at Google Books
^ Titsingh, p. 130., p. 130, at Google Books.
^ Brinkley, p. 244., p. 244, at Google Books; excerpt, "...three principal contrivers of Michizane's disgrace [were] Fujiwara Tokihira, Fujiwara Sugane, and Minamoto Hikaru ...."
^ Brinkley, p. 249., p. 249, at Google Books; excerpt, "From one point of view, Michizane's overthrow by Fujiwara Tokihira may be regarded as a collision between the Confucian doctrines which informed the polity of the Taika epoch and the power of aristocratic heredity."
^ Titsingh, p. 132., p. 132, at Google Books.
^ Brinkley, p. 241., p. 241, at Google Books
^ WorldCat Identities Archived December 30, 2010, at the Wayback Machine: 藤原時平 871-909

References

Brinkley, Frank and Dairoku Kikuchi. (1915). A History of the Japanese People from the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era. New York: Encyclopædia Britannica. OCLC 413099

Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric and Käthe Roth. (2005). Japan encyclopedia. Cambridge: Harvard University Press. ISBN 978-0-674-01753-5; OCLC 58053128

Titsingh, Isaac. (1834). Nihon Odai Ichiran; ou, Annales des empereurs du Japon. Paris: Royal Asiatic Society, Oriental Translation Fund of Great Britain and Ireland. OCLC 5850691

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