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Fujiwara no Tadamichi

1097 – 1164

Japanese noble

Calligrapher Kugyō
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Lived 1097 – 1164 (aged 66). Fujiwara no Tadamichi was a Japanese calligrapher and kugyō.

was the eldest son of the Japanese regent (Kampaku) Fujiwara no Tadazane and a member of the politically powerful Fujiwara clan. He was the father of Fujiwara no Kanefusa and Jien.

In the Hōgen Rebellion of 1156, Tadamichi sided with the Emperor Go-Shirakawa, while his brother Fujiwara no Yorinaga sided with Emperor Sutoku.

In 1162, he ordained as a Buddhist monk and took the Dharma name Enkan (円観).

Marriage and Children Parents Father: Fujiwara no Tadazane (藤原 忠実, 1078 – 1162) Mother: Minamoto no Moroko (源師子), daughter of Minamoto no Akifusa (源顕房) Consort and issue: Wife: Fujiwara no Soshi (藤原宗子, 1190 – 1155), daughter of Fujiwara no Munemichi (藤原宗通) Fujiwara no Kiyoko (藤原 聖子; 1122–1182), Wife of Emperor Sutoku, first daughter Third son (d.1127) Wife: Minamoto no Nobuko (源信子), daughter of Minamoto no Norinobu (源国信) Konoe Motozane (近衛 基実, 1143 – August 23, 1166), fourth son Wife: Minamoto no Toshiko (源俊子), daughter of Minamoto no Norinobu (源国信), younger sister of Nobuko Fujiwara no Motofusa (藤原 基房, 1144 – February 1, 1230), fifth son Shinen (1153 – 1224), ninth son Saichu, thirteenth son Wife: Minamoto no Toshiko (源俊子), daughter of Minamoto no Akitoshi (源顕俊) Fujiwara no Ikushi (藤原 育子; 1146 – September 23, 1173), Wife of Emperor Nijō, second daughter Wife: Kaga no Tsubone (加賀局), daughter of Fujiwara no Nakamitsu (藤原仲光) Fujiwara no Kanezane (藤原 兼実, 1149 – May 3, 1207), sixth son Doen (1151–1170), eight son Fujiwara no Kanefusa (藤原 兼房, 1153 – March 30, 1217), tenth son Jien (慈円, 17 May 1155 in Kyoto – 28 October 1225), eleventh son Wife: Daughter of Fujiwara no Motonobu (藤原基信) Eshin (恵信, 1114 – 1171), first son Wife: Lady Gōjō (五条), daughter of Minamoto no Moritsune (源盛経) Takadata (尊忠; b.1150), seventh son Wife Unknown Kakuchu (覚忠; 1118 – 1177), Priest, second son

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Also known as
Tadamichi Fujiwara, Hosshōji Nyūdō

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Frequently asked questions

Who was Fujiwara no Tadamichi?

Japanese noble

When was Fujiwara no Tadamichi born?

Fujiwara no Tadamichi was born on 15 March 1097.

When did Fujiwara no Tadamichi die?

Fujiwara no Tadamichi died on 13 March 1164.

What was Fujiwara no Tadamichi's occupation?

Fujiwara no Tadamichi was a calligrapher and kugyō.

What nationality was Fujiwara no Tadamichi?

Fujiwara no Tadamichi was Japanese.

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· Wikipedia: Fujiwara no Tadamichi

· Wikidata: Q1354407

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