Fujiwara no Yoshifusa

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Fujiwara no Yoshifusa was a powerful 9th-century Japanese statesman of the Fujiwara clan who became the first non-imperial regent, establishing his family's long-lasting dominance over the imperial court.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Heian-period person
Japanese statesman
member of the Fujiwara clan
regent
adoptiveSon Fujiwara no Mototsune NERFINISHED
appointedSesshoInYear 858
associatedWith Imperial Court of Japan NERFINISHED
Kyoto NERFINISHED
birthPlace Japan NERFINISHED
birthYear 804
burialPlace Japan NERFINISHED
century 9th century
clan Fujiwara clan NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship Japan
courtRank Senior First Rank
Senior Second Rank
courtTitle Sadaijin NERFINISHED
Udaijin NERFINISHED
culture Japanese aristocracy
daughter Fujiwara no Akirakeiko NERFINISHED
deathPlace Japan NERFINISHED
deathYear 872
era Heian period NERFINISHED
familyName Fujiwara NERFINISHED
father Fujiwara no Fuyutsugu NERFINISHED
givenName Yoshifusa NERFINISHED
government Ritsuryō state NERFINISHED
grandson Emperor Seiwa NERFINISHED
historicalRegion Yamato (Japan) NERFINISHED
house Fujiwara Hokke NERFINISHED
influenced Fujiwara clan political dominance
regency system in Japan
language Classical Japanese
legacy model for later Fujiwara regents
notableFor being the first non-imperial regent of Japan
establishing Fujiwara dominance over the imperial court
politicalStrategy marriage alliances with the imperial family
positionHeld Daijō-daijin NERFINISHED
Kampaku NERFINISHED
Sesshō NERFINISHED
precededByAsRegent none (first non-imperial regent)
regentFor Emperor Seiwa NERFINISHED
relative Fujiwara no Mototsune NERFINISHED
religion Buddhism
sibling Fujiwara no Yoshimi NERFINISHED
sonInLaw Emperor Ninmyō NERFINISHED
successorAsRegent Fujiwara no Mototsune NERFINISHED
title Kugyō (court noble)

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Daijō-daijin notableOfficeHolder Fujiwara no Yoshifusa