Fujiwara no Tokihira

was a Japanese statesman, courtier, regent and politician of the powerful Fujiwara clan during the Heian period.

Career

Tokihira was a minister under Emperor Daigo.

• 891 (Kanpyō 3, 3rd month): Tokihira was given a rank which was the equivalent of sangi.
• 897 (Kanpyō 9, 6th month): Tokihira was made Dainagon with a rank equal to that of a General of the Left.
• 899 (Shōtai 2): Tokihira was named Sadaijin
• 900 (Shōtai 3): Tokihira accused Sugawara no Michizane of plotting against the emperor. This led to Michizane's exile to the Dazaifu in KyÅ«shÅ«.

• 909 (Engi 9, 4th month): Tokihira died at age 39. He was honored with posthumous rank and titles.

Genealogy

This member of the Fujiwara clan was the son of Fujiwara no Mototsune. Tokihira had two brothers: Fujiwara no Tadahira and Fujiwara no Nakahira.

• Father: Fujiwara no Mototsune
• Mother: Daughter of Imperial Prince Saneyasu
• Wife: Princess Renshi (廉子女王), daughter of Imperial Prince Motoyasu
• 1st Son: Fujiwara no Yasutada (藤原保忠; 890-936)
• Daughter: Fujiwara no Hōshi (藤原 褒子), consort of Emperor Uda
• Daughter: Fujiwara no Hitoshi (藤原 仁善子)
• Wife: Daughter of Minamoto Jin
• 2nd Son: Fujiwara no Akitadata (藤原顕忠; 898-965)
• Wife: Daughter of Ariwara no Muneyana
• 3rd Son: Fujiwara no Atsutada (藤原敦忠; 906-943)
• Wife: Unknown
• Daughter: Concubine of Fujiwara no Saneyori
• Daughter: Wife of Imperial Prince Atsumi
• Daughter: Wife of Imperial Prince Yoshiakira

Selected works

In a statistical overview derived from writings by and about Fujiwara no Tokihira, OCLC/WorldCat encompasses roughly 35 works in 69 publications in 1 language and 122 library holdings.

• Sandai jitsuroku (三代實).
• Engi shiki (延喜式).

See also

• Six National Histories
• Sugawara no Michizane
• Tenjin (kami)
• Sugawara Denju Tenarai Kagami

Notes

References

• Brinkley, Frank and Dairoku Kikuchi. (1915). A History of the Japanese People from the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era. New York: Encyclopædia Britannica. OCLC 413099
• Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric and Käthe Roth. (2005). Japan encyclopedia. Cambridge: Harvard University Press. ; OCLC 58053128
• Titsingh, Isaac. (1834). Nihon Odai Ichiran; ou, Annales des empereurs du Japon. Paris: Royal Asiatic Society, Oriental Translation Fund of Great Britain and Ireland. OCLC 5850691