Fujiwara no Narichika
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Fujiwara no Narichika (1138–1178) was a Japanese court noble
who took part in a plot
against the Taira clan
's dominance of the Imperial court.
Narichika was the son of Fujiwara no Ienari. For his role in the Shishigatani Incident
in 1177, he was exiled, along with his son Fujiwara no Naritsune
, Taira no Yasuyori, and the monk Shunkan
to an island called Kikai-ga-shima in the far south of Japan. Narichika was later executed by the order of the Taira.
Kuge
The was a Japanese aristocratic class that dominated the Japanese imperial court in Kyoto until the rise of the Shogunate in the 12th century at which point it was eclipsed by the daimyo...
who took part in a plot
Shishigatani Incident
The Shishigatani Incident of June 1177 was a failed uprising against the rule of Taira no Kiyomori in Japan. The conspiracy was discovered, and its perpetrators arrested and punished before any part of their plan was put into action.The incident is also known in Japanese as Shishigatani no Inbō ,...
against the Taira clan
Taira clan
The was a major Japanese clan of samurai in historical Japan.In reference to Japanese history, along with Minamoto, Taira was a hereditary clan name bestowed by the emperors of the Heian Period to certain ex-members of the imperial family when they became subjects...
's dominance of the Imperial court.
Narichika was the son of Fujiwara no Ienari. For his role in the Shishigatani Incident
Shishigatani Incident
The Shishigatani Incident of June 1177 was a failed uprising against the rule of Taira no Kiyomori in Japan. The conspiracy was discovered, and its perpetrators arrested and punished before any part of their plan was put into action.The incident is also known in Japanese as Shishigatani no Inbō ,...
in 1177, he was exiled, along with his son Fujiwara no Naritsune
Fujiwara no Naritsune
' was a Japanese courtier of the Heian period who, after plotting against the Taira clan, was exiled along with his father, Fujiwara no Narichika, and a number of other co-conspirators to Kikai-ga-shima...
, Taira no Yasuyori, and the monk Shunkan
Shunkan
Shunkan was a Japanese monk who, after taking part in the Shishigatani plot to overthrow Taira no Kiyomori, was exiled along with two others to Kikai-ga-shima. His story is featured in the Heike monogatari, and in a number of traditional derivative works, including the Noh play Shunkan and jōruri...
to an island called Kikai-ga-shima in the far south of Japan. Narichika was later executed by the order of the Taira.