Nationality Japanese Parents Fujiwara no Mototsune Died 949 AD | Role Japanese statesman Name Fujiwara Tadahira | |
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Children Fujiwara no Saneyori, Fujiwara no Morosuke, Fujiwara no Morotada Grandchildren Fujiwara no Kaneie, Fujiwara no Koretada Similar People Fujiwara no Tokihira, Fujiwara no Yoshifusa, Fujiwara no Kaneie, Fujiwara no Kamatari | ||
Grandparents Fujiwara no Yoshifusa | ||
Fujiwara no Tadahira (藤原 忠平, 880 – September 14, 949) was a Japanese statesman, courtier and politician during the Heian period. He is also known as Teishin-Kō (貞信公) or Ko-ichijō Dono (小一条殿) or Ko-ichijō daijō-daijin.
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Career
Tadahira was a kuge (Japanese noble) who is credited with writing and publishing Engishiki. He is one of the principle editors responsible for the development of the Japanese legal code known as Sandai-kyaku-shiki, sometimes referred to as the Rules and Regulations of the Three Generations.
Tadahira served as regent under Emperor Suzaku who ruled from 930 to 946.
Genealogy
This member of the Fujiwara clan was the son of Mototsune. Tadahira's brothers were Fujiwara no Tokihira and Fujiwara no Nakahira. Emperor Murakami was the maternal nephew of Tadahira.
Tadahira took over the head of the Hokke branch of the Fujiwara clan in 909 when his elder brother Tokihira died.
Wives and progeny
He was married to Minamoto no Junshi (源 順子), daughter of Emperor Kōkō.
They had a son.
He was also married to Monamoto no Shōshi (源 昭子), daughter of Minamoto no Yoshiari.
They had several children.
Daughters' mothers were unknown. (She might be Junshi or Shōshi.)
Selected works
In a statistical overview derived from writings by and about Fujiwara no Tadahiro, OCLC/WorldCat encompasses roughly 9 works in 13 publications in 2 languages and 201 library holdings.