Fujiwara no Koretada/Koremasa (藤原 伊尹; 924 – December 9, 972), also known as Ichijō Sesshō, was a Japanese statesman, courtier, politician and waka-poet during the Heian period.[1] His poems were published in "The Collected Poems of the First Ward Regent", Ichijo Sessho Gyoshu, and in Hyakunin Isshu (poem No. 45). He was handsome and wise, and his personality was flashy.[2]
Fujiwara no Koretada 藤原伊尹 | |
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| Imperial Regent of Japan | |
| In office June 26, 970 – December 1, 972 | |
| Monarch | En'yū |
| Preceded by | Fujiwara no Saneyori |
| Succeeded by | Fujiwara no Kaneie |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 924 |
| Died | December 9, 972 (aged 47–48) Heian Kyō (Kyōto) |
| Spouse | Princess Keiko |
| Parent(s) | Fujiwara no Morosuke (father) Fujiwara no Moriko (mother)[citation needed] |
Career edit
Emperor Murakami named Koretada conservator of Japanese poetry in 951.[3]
Koretada served as a minister during the reign of Emperor En'yū.
- 970 (Tenroku 1, 1st month): Koretada is named udaijin.[4]
- 970 (Tenroku 1, 5th month): After the death of Fujiwara no Saneyori, Koretada is named sesshō (regent).[5]
- 971 (Tenroku 2, 11th month): Koretada assumes the office of daijō daijin.[4]
- 972 (Tenroku 3, 5th day of the 1st month): The enthronement of Emperor En'yu is supervised by Koretada.[6]
- 972 (Tenroku 3, 11th month): Koretada died at age 49; and he was posthumously raised to first class rank. He was granted the posthumous title of Mikawa-kō.[6] His body was buried in Tenanji Temple.[2]
The immediate consequence of Koretada's death was a period of intense rivalry between his brothers Kanemichi and Kaneie.[7]
Genealogy edit
This member of the Fujiwara clan was the son of Morosuke.[1] He was the oldest son; and became head of the Hokke branch of the clan after his uncle Saneyori died in 970.
He was born between Fujiwara no Morosuke and Fujiwara no Moriko.[2]
Koretada had four brothers: Kaneie,[8] Kanemichi,[9] Kinsue,[10] and Tamemitsu.[7]
Notes edit
- ^ a b Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Fujiwara no Tokihira" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 203, p. 203, 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
- ^ a b c 第２版,世界大百科事典内言及, 朝日日本歴史人物事典,ブリタニカ国際大百科事典 小項目事典,デジタル版 日本人名大辞典+Plus,精選版 日本国語大辞典,デジタル大辞泉,百科事典マイペディア,世界大百科事典. "藤原伊尹とは". コトバンク (in Japanese). Retrieved 2021-11-17.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Titsingh, Isaac. (1834). Annales des empereurs du japon, p. 140, p. 140, at Google Books; see "Fousiwara-no I tada", pre-Hepburn romanization
- ^ a b Titsingh, p. 144., p. 144, at Google Books
- ^ Brinkley, p. 259., p. 259, at Google Books; Titsingh, p. 144., p. 144, at Google Books
- ^ a b Titsingh, p. 145., p. 145, at Google Books
- ^ a b Brinkley, p. 259., p. 259, at Google Books
- ^ Nussbaum, "Fujiwara no Kaneie" at p. 203, p. 203, at Google Books
- ^ Nussbaum, "Fujiwara no Kanemichi" at p. 203, p. 203, at Google Books
- ^ Nussbaum, "Fujiwara no Kinsue" at p. 204, p. 204, at Google Books
References edit
- 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