Fujiwara no Morotada (藤原師尹, July 24, 920 — December 1, 969) was a Japanese statesman, courtier and politician during the Heian period.[1]
Career
He was a minister during the reign of Emperor Reizei.
- 968 (Kōhō 5, 12th month): Morotada is named udaijin.[2]
- 969 (Anna 2, 3rd month): Morotada is elevated to the position of sadaijin in the Imperial court.[3]
- 969 (Anna 2, 10th month): Sadaijin Morotada died.[4]
Genealogy
This member of the Fujiwara clan was the son of Fujiwara no Tadahira.[1] Morotada was the youngest son. He had two brothers: Saneyori and Morosuke.[5]
Notes
- ^ a b Brinkley, Frank et al. (1915). A History of the Japanese People from the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era, p. 203., p. 203, at Google Books
- ^ Titsingh, p. 141, p. 141, at Google Books; see "Fousiwara-no Moro tada", pre-Hepburn romanization
- ^ Titsingh, p. 143, p. 143, at Google Books.
- ^ Titsingh, p. 144, p. 144, at Google Books.
- ^ Brinkley, p. 257, p. 257, at Google Books.
References
- Brinkley, Frank and Dairoku Kikuchi. (1915). A History of the Japanese People from the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era. New York: Encyclopædia Britannica. OCLC 413099
- Titsingh, Isaac. (1834). Annales des empereurs du Japon (Nihon Odai Ichiran). Paris: Royal Asiatic Society, Oriental Translation Fund of Great Britain and Ireland. OCLC 5850691
