Fujiwara no Hidehira in Hiraizumi

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Fujiwara no Hidehira in Hiraizumi was a powerful late Heian-period northern Fujiwara lord who ruled from the cultural and political center of Hiraizumi in Japan’s Ōshū region.

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instanceOf Heian-period noble
Japanese daimyō
Northern Fujiwara clan leader
warlord
associatedWith Hiraizumi culture NERFINISHED
golden age of Hiraizumi
birthPlace Ōshū region NERFINISHED
conflictWith Minamoto no Yoritomo NERFINISHED
controlledTerritory Dewa Province NERFINISHED
Mutsu Province NERFINISHED
northern Honshū NERFINISHED
country Japan
culturalCenter Hiraizumi NERFINISHED
deathPlace Hiraizumi NERFINISHED
era late Heian period
father Fujiwara no Motohira NERFINISHED
grandfather Fujiwara no Kiyohira NERFINISHED
knownFor maintaining relative peace in Ōshū
patronage of Buddhist culture in Hiraizumi
ruling a semi-independent domain in northern Japan
supporting Minamoto no Yoshitsune
legacy development of Hiraizumi as a major religious and cultural center
strengthening of Northern Fujiwara power in northern Japan
memberOf Fujiwara clan NERFINISHED
Northern Fujiwara NERFINISHED
notableResidence Hiraizumi NERFINISHED
notableSiteAssociated Chūson-ji NERFINISHED
Mōtsū-ji NERFINISHED
opposed full control of Minamoto no Yoritomo over Ōshū
patronOf Tendai Buddhism NERFINISHED
politicalCenter Hiraizumi NERFINISHED
politicalStatus semi-independent ruler under nominal Kyoto authority
position third ruler of the Northern Fujiwara
predecessor Fujiwara no Motohira NERFINISHED
regionRuled Ōshū NERFINISHED
religion Buddhism
ruledFrom Hiraizumi NERFINISHED
seatOfPower Hiraizumi NERFINISHED
successor Fujiwara no Yasuhira NERFINISHED
supported Minamoto no Yoshitsune NERFINISHED
timePeriod 12th century
title Lord of Ōshū NERFINISHED

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Minamoto no Yoshitsune tookRefugeWith Fujiwara no Hidehira in Hiraizumi