Kujō Yoshitsune
Kujō Yoshitsune (九条 良経 , 1169 – 16 April 1206) , also known as Fujiwara no Yoshitsune , son of regent Kujō Kanezane [ 1] and a daughter of Fujiwara no Sueyuki , was a kugyō or Japanese court noble from the late Heian period to the early Kamakura period . He held a regent position Sesshō from 1202 to 1206. Kujō Michiie was his son.
In 1179 Yoshitsune came of age . In 1188 when his elder brother died he was designated as successor of the family. In 1196 political shake-up caused him to lose the court position he was appointed a year before.
Family
Father: Kujō Kanezane
Mother: Fujiwara Tomoko
Wives and Children:
Wife: Ichijō Yoshiyasu 's daughter
Wife: Fujiwara Hisako (?-1222)
Wife: Samesuke Masatsune's daughter
Wife: Daizendaibu Nobunori's daughter
unknown
References
^ Sato, Hiroaki (1995). Legends of the Samurai . Overlook Duckworth. p. 151. ISBN 9781590207307 .
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