Fujiwara no Yoshikado (藤原良門, 8th-9th century) was a Japanese statesman, courtier and politician during the Heian period.[1]
Fujiwara no Yoshikado | |
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Nationality | Japanese |
Parents | Fujiwara no Fuyutsugu (father) |
He was a minister holding the title of daijō-daijin.[1]
This member of the Fujiwara clan was the sixth son of Fujiwara no Fuyutsugu.[2] Among Yoshikada's brothers were Fujiwara no Yoshifusa, Fujiwara no Nagayoshi[3] and Fujiwara no Yoshisuke.[1]
Descendants of Yoshikado include, Fujiwara no Kanesuke, Fujiwara no Masatada, Fujiwara no Tametoki and Murasaki Shikibu.[2]
His immediate descendants were two sons by the names of Fujiwara no Takafuji and Fujiwara no Toshimoto.[4]
Yoshikada is considered the ancestor of the Uesugi clan,[5] the Ii clan,[6] and the Nichiren clan.[1]