Nationality Japanese Parents Fujiwara no Fuyutsugu Great-grandparent Fujiwara no Matate | Died 867 AD Grandparent Fujiwara no Uchimaro | |
Similar Fujiwara no Fuyutsugu, Fujiwara no Nagara, Fujiwara no Yoshimi | ||
Fujiwara no Yoshikado (藤原良門, 8th-9th century) was a Japanese statesman, courtier and politician during the Heian period.
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Career at court
He was a minister holding the title of daijo-daijin.
Genealogy
This member of the Fujiwara clan was the sixth son of Fujiwara no Fuyutsugu. Among Yoshikada's brothers were Fujiwara no Yoshifusa, Fujiwara no Nagayoshi and Fujiwara no Yoshisuke.
Descendants of Yoshikado include Fujiwara no Toshimoto, Fujiwara no Kanesuke, Fujiwara no Masatada, Fujiwara no Tametoki and Murasaki Shikibu.
Yoshikada is considered the ancestor of the Uesugi clan, the Ii clan, and the Nichiren clan.
References
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