Fujiwara no Mototsune

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Fujiwara no Mototsune was a powerful Heian-period Japanese court noble of the Fujiwara clan who dominated imperial politics and helped establish the regency system that shaped the era’s government.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Heian-period person
Japanese court noble
member of the Fujiwara clan
regent
adoptiveFather Fujiwara no Yoshifusa NERFINISHED
birthYear 836
burialPlace Japan NERFINISHED
clan Fujiwara clan NERFINISHED
country Japan
court Imperial Court in Heian-kyō NERFINISHED
courtRank shō ichii
deathCause natural causes (presumed)
deathYear 891
era Heian period NERFINISHED
familyName Fujiwara NERFINISHED
father Fujiwara no Nagara NERFINISHED
gender male
givenName Mototsune NERFINISHED
helpedShape Heian-period regency government
historicalReputation key architect of Fujiwara dominance at court
influenced Fujiwara no Tokihira NERFINISHED
introducedOffice kampaku
language Classical Japanese
nobleFamily Fujiwara Hokke NERFINISHED
nobleTitle kugyō
notableFor dominating imperial politics
establishing the regency system in the Heian court
politicalFaction Fujiwara regent family NERFINISHED
politicalPowerBase Fujiwara regency NERFINISHED
positionHeld daijō-daijin
kampaku
sadaijin
sesshō
udaijin
regentFor Emperor Kōkō NERFINISHED
Emperor Uda NERFINISHED
Emperor Yōzei NERFINISHED
region Heian-kyō NERFINISHED
relative Fujiwara no Nagara NERFINISHED
Fujiwara no Yoshifusa NERFINISHED
servedUnderEmperor Emperor Kōkō NERFINISHED
Emperor Seiwa NERFINISHED
Emperor Uda NERFINISHED
Emperor Yōzei NERFINISHED
successor Fujiwara no Tokihira NERFINISHED

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Kampaku heldBy Fujiwara no Mototsune
Sesshō notableHolderClan Fujiwara no Mototsune
Daijō-daijin notableOfficeHolder Fujiwara no Mototsune