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Fujiwara no Tsuginawa

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Nationality
  
Japanese

Parents
  
Fujiwara no Toyonari


Died
  
796 AD

Name
  
Fujiwara Tsuginawa


Grandparents
  
Fujiwara no Muchimaro

Great-grandparents
  
Fujiwara no Fuhito

Fujiwara no Tsuginawa (藤原継縄, 727–796), also known as Fujiwara no Tsugutada, was a Japanese statesman, courtier and politician during the Nara period.

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Career

In 780 (Hōki 11), Tsuginawa is given the title sei-i-tai-shogun (barbarian subduing general) for an expedition to northern Honshu to subdue the emishi, also known as the ebisbu.

Tsuginawa served as a minister during the reign of Emperor Kanmu.

  • 788 (Enryaku 7, 1st month): Tsuginawa participates in the coming of age ceremony for Ate-shinno (安殿親王) who would become Emperor Heizei.
  • 790 (Enryaku 9, 2nd month): Tsuginawa was named udaijin.
  • 796 (Enryaku 15, 16th day of the 7th month): Tsuginawa died at age 70.

    • Genealogy

    This member of the Fujiwara clan was the son of Toyonari.

    Selected works

    In a statistical overview derived from writings by and about Fujiwara no Tsuginawa, OCLC/WorldCat encompasses roughly 10 works in 10+ publications in 1 language and 50+ library holdings.

  • 続日本紀 (1657)
  • Shoku Nihongi (1940)

    • References

    Fujiwara no Tsuginawa Wikipedia
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