Fujiwara no Tsuginawa (藤原継縄, 727–796), also known as Fujiwara no Tsugutada[1] and Monozomo no Udajin,[2] was a Japanese statesman, courtier and politician during the Nara period.[3]
Fujiwara no Tsuginawa | |
|---|---|
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| Born | 727 |
| Died | 796 |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Parents | Fujiwara no Toyonari (father) |
Career edit
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 ebisu.[4]
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.[5]
- 790 (Enryaku 9, 2nd month): Tsuginawa was named udaijin.[6]
- 796 (Enryaku 15, 16th day of the 7th month): Tsuginawa died at age 70.[7]
Genealogy edit
This member of the Fujiwara clan was the son of Toyonari.[3]
He was the father of Fujiwara no Otoaki.[8]
Selected works edit
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.[9]
- 続日本紀 (1657)
- Shoku Nihongi (1940)
Notes edit
- ^ Library of Congress Authority File, Fujiwara, Tsuginawa
- ^ "Fujiwara no Tsuginawa • . A History . . of Japan . 日本歴史". . A History . . of Japan . 日本歴史. Retrieved 2022-02-20.
- ^ a b Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Fujiwara no Tsuginawa" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 211, p. 211, 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
- ^ Brinkley, pp. 220–221., p. 220, at Google Books
- ^ Titsingh, Isaac. (1834). Annales des empereurs du japon, p. 88, p. 88, at Google Books; see "Fousiwara-no Tsougou tsouna", pre-Hepburn romanization
- ^ Titsingh, p. 89, p. 89, at Google Books.
- ^ Brown, Delmer et al. (1979). Gukanshō: The Future and the Past, p. 278, p. 278, at Google Books; Titsingh, p. 90, p. 90, at Google Books.
- ^ "Fujiwara no Otoaki • . A History . . of Japan . 日本歴史". . A History . . of Japan . 日本歴史. Retrieved 2022-12-30.
- ^ WorldCat Identities Archived December 30, 2010, at the Wayback Machine: 藤原継縄 727-796?
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
- Brown, Delmer M. and Ichirō Ishida, eds. (1979). Gukanshō: The Future and the Past. Berkeley: University of California Press. ISBN 978-0-520-03460-0; OCLC 251325323
- Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric and Käthe Roth. (2005). Japan encyclopedia. Cambridge: Harvard University Press. ISBN 978-0-674-01753-5; OCLC 58053128
- Titsingh, Isaac. (1834). Annales des empereurs du Japon (Nihon Odai Ichiran). Paris: Royal Asiatic Society, Oriental Translation Fund of Great Britain and Ireland. OCLC 5850691