Nijo family
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The was one of five regent houses
, branches of the Fujiwara clan, a powerful noble family that monopolized regent positions Sesshō and Kampaku
in Japan
. The family was founded by Kujō Michiie
's second son Nijō Yoshizane
, while his third son Ichijō Sanetsune
founded Ichijō family
.
Five regent houses
The Five regent houses is a collective term for those five families of Fujiwara clan, who were regarded entitled to the position of Sekkan in the Imperial Court of Kyoto, Japan, and monopolized the position between 12th and 19th century...
, branches of the Fujiwara clan, a powerful noble family that monopolized regent positions Sesshō and Kampaku
Sessho and Kampaku
In Japan, was a title given to a regent who was named to assist either a child emperor before his coming of age, or an empress. The was theoretically a sort of chief advisor for the emperor, but was the title of both first secretary and regent who assists an adult emperor. During the Heian era,...
in Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
. The family was founded by Kujō Michiie
Kujo Michiie
Kujō Michiie was a Japanese regent in the 13th century. He was the father of Kujō Yoritsune and grandson of Kujō Kanezane . He was the father of Norizane and Yoritsune...
's second son Nijō Yoshizane
Nijo Yoshizane
, son of regent Kujō Michiie, was a Japanese kugyō of the Kamakura period of Japan. He held a regent position kampaku two times from 1242 to 1246 and from 1261 to 1265. He was the father of Nijō Morotada.-References:...
, while his third son Ichijō Sanetsune
Ichijo Sanetsune
, son of regent Michiie, was a kugyō or Japanese court noble of the Kamakura period . He was the founding father of the Ichijō family, one of the five regent houses which monopolized regent positions in Japan's imperial court. He held regent positions kampaku in 1246 and from 1265 to 1267, and...
founded Ichijō family
Ichijo family
The was one of five regent houses, branches of the Fujiwara clan, a powerful noble family monopolizing regent positions Sesshō and Kampaku in Japan. The family was founded by Kujō Michiie's third son Ichijō Sanetsune....
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External links
- http://www.harimaya.com/o_kamon1/kuge/nizyou.jpg Nijō family KamonKamonKamon may refer to:*Kamon , a Japanese heraldic symbol*Kamon, Israel, a village in northern Israel-See also:*Kimon, an Athenian politician and general...
