Fujiwara no Narichika

Summary

Fujiwara no Narichika (藤原 成親) (1138–1178) was a Japanese court noble who took part in a plot against the Taira clan's dominance of the Imperial court.

Fujiwara no Narichika
藤原 成親
Born1138 (1138)
Died1178 (aged 39–40)
ChildrenFujiwara no Naritsune (son)
Parent
  • Fujiwara no Ienari (father)

Narichika was the son of Fujiwara no Ienari. For his role in the Shishigatani Incident in 1177, he was exiled, along with his son Fujiwara no Naritsune, Taira no Yasuyori, and the monk Shunkan to an island called Kikai-ga-shima in the far south of Japan. Narichika was later executed by the order of the Taira.

It is known that he was one of Fujiwara no Yorinaga's many male lovers.

References edit

  • Frederic, Louis (2002). "Fujiwara no Narichika." Japan Encyclopedia. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press.