Fujiwara no Yorimichi

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Fujiwara no Yorimichi was a powerful 11th-century Japanese court noble and regent who dominated Heian-period politics and famously sponsored the construction of the Byōdō-in temple at Uji.


Statements (47)
Predicate Object
instanceOf Heian-period person
Japanese court noble
member of the Fujiwara clan
regent
architecturalStylePromoted Pure Land Buddhist temple architecture
associatedWith Byōdō-in Phoenix Hall NERFINISHED
Fujiwara regency system
Uji
century 11th century
countryOfCitizenship Japan
culture Japanese
era Heian period
familyName Fujiwara
genreOfActivity court politics
temple patronage
givenName Yorimichi
heritage aristocratic Japanese lineage
influenced court politics of the mid-Heian period
imperial succession in 11th-century Japan
knownFor dominating 11th-century court politics
sponsoring construction of Byōdō-in at Uji
language Classical Japanese
nobleFamily Fujiwara regent house
notableWork development of Byōdō-in Phoenix Hall
patronage of Byōdō-in
political dominance of the Fujiwara regency
officeContested control of imperial succession
patronOf Buddhist temples
Byōdō-in NERFINISHED
Pure Land Buddhist art
placeOfActivity Heian-kyō
Imperial Court of Japan
Uji
politicalAffiliation Fujiwara clan
politicalRole de facto ruler of Japan as regent
positionHeld chancellor
daijō-daijin
kampaku
regent of Japan
sesshō
religion Buddhism
residence Heian-kyō
Kyoto
socialClass kuge
title chancellor of the realm
court noble
regent

Referenced by (2)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Fujiwara no Michinaga
child
Heian period
significantPerson

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