- In this Japanese name, the family name is Fujiwara. in modern times usually consist of a Family name ( Surname) followed by a Given name. A family name or last name is a type of Surname and part of a person's name indicating the family to which the person belongs
Fujiwara no Kamatari (藤原鎌足, 614–669 A. Events By Place Europe The Palace of Diocletian is damaged by the Avars who sack nearby Salona. For the special unit of the Israel Defense Forces see Unit 669. D. ) was the founder of the Fujiwara clan in Japan. The Fujiwara clan (藤原氏 Fujiwara-shi) descending from the Nakatomi clan, was a powerful family of Regents in Japan that monopolized the regent positions His birth clan was the Nakatomi. He was the son of Nakatomi no Mikeko, and his birth name was Nakatomi no Kamatari (中臣鎌足). Just before his death, he received the surname Fujiwara from Emperor Tenji. Emperor Tenji (天智天皇 Tenji-tennō) also known as Emperor Tenchi ( Tenchi-tennō) ( 626 - January 7, 672 (the 3rd Day of
He was a friend and supporter of the Prince Naka no Ōe, later Emperor Tenji. Emperor Tenji (天智天皇 Tenji-tennō) also known as Emperor Tenchi ( Tenchi-tennō) ( 626 - January 7, 672 (the 3rd Day of Kamatari was the head of the Jingi no Haku, or Shinto ritualists; as such, he was one of the chief opponents of the increasing power and prevalence of Buddhism in the court, and in the nation. is the native religion of Japan and was once its State religion. Buddhism is a family of beliefs and practices As a result, in 645, Prince Naka no Ōe and Kamatari made a coup d'état in the court. They slew Soga no Iruka who had a strong influence over Empress Kōgyoku; thereafter, Iruka's father, Soga no Emishi, committed suicide. was a statesman in the Yamato Period of Japan. He was a son of Soga no Emishi. Empress Kōgyoku (皇極天皇 Kōgyoku-tennō) also Empress Saimei (斉明天皇 Saimei-tennō) (594&ndash August 24, 661) was the was a statesman of Yamato Imperial Court. His alternative names include Emishi (ja 毛人 and Toyora no Ooomi (ja 豊浦大臣
Empress Kōgyoku was forced to abdicate in favor of her younger brother, who became Emperor Kōtoku; Kōtoku then appointed Kamatari naidaijin (Inner Minister). ( 596 - November 24, 654) was the 36th emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession The, usually translated as Inner Minister -- also known as the -- was a significant post in the Imperial court as re-organized under the ''Taihō'' Code. He then went on to help write the Taika Reforms, a major set of reforms based on Chinese models and aimed at strengthening Imperial power. The were a set of doctrines established by Emperor Kōtoku in the year 646
During his life Kamatari continued to support Prince Naka no Ōe, who became Emperor Tenji in 661. Tenji granted him the highest rank Taishokan and a new clan name, Fujiwara, as honors.
His son was Fujiwara no Fuhito (or Fubito). Fujiwara no Fuhito (藤原不比等 659&ndash720 was a powerful member of the imperial court of Japan during the Asuka and Nara periods Second son Kamatari's nephew, Nakatomi no Omimaro became head of Ise Shrine, and passed down the Nakatomi name. Ise Shrine ( Ise-jingū 伊勢神宮 is a Shinto shrine dedicated to goddess Amaterasu Ōmikami, located in the city of Ise in Mie prefecture
Three unifiers of Japan were related to the Fujiwara:
- Oda Nobunaga's great-grand niece married into the Fujiwara. ( June 23, 1534 &ndash June 21, 1582) was a major Daimyo during the Sengoku period of Japanese history
- Toyotomi Hideyoshi's second wife was distantly related by marriage to the Fujiwara.
- Tokugawa Ieyasu's heirs married into the Fujiwara. was the founder and first Shogun of the Tokugawa shogunate
Among his descendants were Fumimaro Konoe the 34th/38th/39th Prime Minister of Japan and Konoe's grandson Morihiro Hosokawa the 79th Prime Minister of Japan. Fumimaro Konoe 3rd Prince Konoe ( Kyūjitai: 近衞 文麿 Shinjitai: 近衛 文麿 Konoe Fumimaro) ( sometimes Konoye, October 12 Morihiro Hosokawa (細川 護煕 Hosokawa Morihiro, born January 14, 1938) is a Japanese Politician who was the 79th Prime Minister
In the 13th century, the main line of the Fujiwara family split into five houses: Konoe, Takatsukasa, Kujo, Nijo and Ichijo. The Konoe family (近衛家 Konoe-ke was a branch of the Fujiwara clan, a powerful noble family in Japan. The Takatsukasa family (鷹司家 is a branch of the Fujiwara clan of Japan. For the horror novel by Stephen King see Cujo. The Kujō family (九条家 Kujō-ke was a Japanese noble family and a branch of the Fujiwara 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 was one of Five regent houses, branches of the Fujiwara clan, a powerful noble family monopolizing regent positions Sesshō and Kampaku in Japan. These five families in turn provided regents for the Emperor, and were thus known as the Five Regent Houses. The Five regent houses (五摂家 go-seike or go-sekke) is a collective term for those five families of Fujiwara clan, who were regarded entitled to the
Until the marriage of the Crown Prince Hirohito (posthumously Emperor Shōwa) to Princess Kuni Nagako (posthumously Empress Kōjun) in January 1924, the principal consorts of emperors and crown princes had always been recruited from one of the Sekke Fujiwara. also known as, (April 29 1901 – January 7 1989 was the 124th Emperor of Japan according to the traditional order reigning from December 25 1926 until his death also known as, (April 29 1901 – January 7 1989 was the 124th Emperor of Japan according to the traditional order reigning from December 25 1926 until his death ( March 6, 1903 - June 16, 2000) was an empress consort of Japan Imperial princesses were often married to Fujiwara lords - throughout a millennium at least. As recently as Emperor Shōwa's third daughter, the late former Princess Takanomiya (Kazoku), and Prince Mikasa's elder daughter, the former Princess Yasuko, married into Takatsukasa and Konoe families, respectively. The Takatsukasa family (鷹司家 is a branch of the Fujiwara clan of Japan. Empress Shoken was a descendant of the Fujiwara clan and through Hosokawa Gracia of the Minamoto clan. ( 9 May 1849 - 9 April 1914) was empress consort of Japan as the wife of Emperor Meiji. usually referred to as, ( 1563 - August 25 (17th day of the 7th month by the Japanese calendar) 1600 was a Japanese noblewoman was one of the honorary surnames bestowed by the Emperors of Japan of the Heian Period ( 794 – 1185 AD on those of their sons and grandsons who were not
References
- Frederic, Louis (2002). "Japan Encyclopedia. " Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press.
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