Fujiwara no Yoshisuke
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was a Japanese
statesman, courtier and politician during the Heian period
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Yoshisuke helped to write the Shoku Nihon Kōki
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, Fujiwara no Nagayoshi
and Fujiwara no Yoshikado
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Japanese people
The are an ethnic group originating in the Japanese archipelago and are the predominant ethnic group of Japan. Worldwide, approximately 130 million people are of Japanese descent; of these, approximately 127 million are residents of Japan. People of Japanese ancestry who live in other countries...
statesman, courtier and politician during the Heian period
Heian period
The is the last division of classical Japanese history, running from 794 to 1185. The period is named after the capital city of Heian-kyō, or modern Kyōto. It is the period in Japanese history when Buddhism, Taoism and other Chinese influences were at their height...
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Career at court
He was a minister during the reign of Emperor MontokuEmperor Montoku
was the 55th emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession.The years of Montoku's spanned the years from 850 through 858.-Traditional narrative:...
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- 857 (Ten'anTen'anwas a after Saikō and before Jōgan. This period spanned the years from February 857 through April 859. The reigning emperors were and .-Change of Era:* January 30, 857 : The new era name was created to mark an event or series of events...
1, 2nd month): Yoshisuke was made udaijinUdaijinUdaijin , most commonly translated as the "Minister of the Right", was a government position in Japan in the late Nara and Heian periods. The position was consolidated in the Taihō Code of 702. The Asuka Kiyomihara Code of 689 marks the initial appearance of the Udaijin in the context of a central...
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Yoshisuke helped to write the Shoku Nihon Kōki
Shoku Nihon Koki
is an officially commissioned Japanese history text. Completed in 869, it is the fourth volume in the Six National Histories. It covers the years 833-850.-Background:...
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Genealogy
This member of the Fujiwara clan was the son of Fujiwara no Fuyutsugu. Yoshisuke's brothers were Fujiwara no YoshifusaFujiwara no Yoshifusa
, also known as Somedono no Daijin or Shirakawa-dono, was a Japanese statesman, courtier and politician during the Heian period.When Yoshifusa's grandson was enthroned as Emperor Seiwa, Yoshifusa was assumed the role of regent for the young monarch...
, Fujiwara no Nagayoshi
Fujiwara no Nagayoshi
, also known as Nagayoshi, was a Japanese poet and a court bureaucrat of the Heian period. He was the son of Fujiwara no Tomoyasu. His sister was the mother of Fujiwara no Michitsuna. She was a writer of the famous diary, Kagerō Nikki . His another sister was a mother of Sugawara no Takasue no...
and Fujiwara no Yoshikado
Fujiwara no Yoshikado
was a Japanese statesman, courtier and politician during the Heian period.-Genealogy:This member of the Fujiwara clan was the sixth son of Fujiwara no Fuyutsugu...
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