Fujiwara no Nakahira (藤原仲平, 875 – October 13, 945), also known as Biwa no daijin, was a Japanese statesman, courtier and politician during the Heian period.[1]
| Born | 875 |
|---|---|
| Died | October 13, 945 (aged 69–70) |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Parents | Fujiwara no Mototsune (father) |
In 945 he took tonsure as a Buddhist monk and died the same year. His Dharma name was Seikan (静寛).
Career at court
editHe was a minister during the reigns of Emperor Daigo and Emperor Suzaku.[1]
Genealogy
editThis member of the Fujiwara clan was the son of Fujiwara no Mototsune.[1] Nakahira's brothers were Fujiwara no Tokihira and Fujiwara no Tadahira.[4]
Notes
edit- ^ a b c Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Fujiwara no Nakahira" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 207, p. 207, at Google Books; 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, Isaac. (1834). Annales des empereurs du japon, p. 135., p. 135, at Google Books; see "Fousiwara-no Naka fira", pre-Hepburn romanization
- ^ Titsingh, p. 138., p. 138, at Google Books
- ^ Brinkley, p. 241., p. 241, at Google Books
References
edit- 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
- Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric and Käthe Roth. (2005). Japan encyclopedia. Cambridge: Harvard University Press. ISBN 978-0-674-01753-5; OCLC 58053128
- 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