Fujiwara no Kinsue (藤原 公季; 957–1029), also known as Kaikō, was a Japanese statesman, courtier and politician during the Heian period.[1]
Kinsue served as a minister during the reign of Emperor Go-Ichijō.
997 (Chōtoku 3, 7th month): Kinsue was promoted from the office of dainagon to naidaijin.[2]
1017 (Kannin 1, 3rd month): Kinsue is made udaijin.[3]
1021 (Jian 1, 7th month): Kinsue was promoted from the office of udaijin to daijō daijin.[4]
1029 (Chōgen 2, 10th month): Daijō daijin Kinsue died;[1] and he was posthumously named Kai-kō. He was given the posthumous title of as Jingi-kō (仁義公).[5]
Genealogy[edit]
This member of the Fujiwara clan was a son of Morosuke.[1] Kinsue’s mother was Imperial Princess Kōshi, daughter of Emperor Daigo. She died in Kinsue’s childhood; and he was brought up by his sister Empress Anshi, who was a consort of Emperor Murakami.
Kinsue was the youngest of his four brothers: Kaneie,[6]Kanemichi,[7]Koretada,[8] and Tamemitsu.[9]
Kinsue, also known as Kan’in Kinsue, is the progenitor of Kan’in family (閑院家) which was later divided into Sanjō family, Saionji Family, Tokudaiji family and the Tōin family.
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Kinsue was married to a daughter of Imperial Prince Ariakira; and from this marriage, three children were produced:
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^ abBrown, Delmer M. (1988). The Cambridge History of Japan: Volume 1. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9780521223522.
^ ab平城宮兵部省跡. 奈良文化財研究所. 2005. p. 168.
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^Kimoto, Yoshinobu (1998). 藤原式家官人の考察. 高科書店. p. 47. ISBN 978-4-87294-923-0.
^Takemitsu, Makoto (2013). 日本史の影の主役藤原氏の正体: 鎌足から続く1400年の歴史. PHP研究所. p. 103. ISBN 978-4569761046.
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^Kimoto, Yoshinobu (2004). “『牛屋大臣』藤原是公について” [On “Ushiya-Daijin” Fujiwara no Korekimi]. 奈良時代の藤原氏と諸氏族 [The Fujiwara Clan and Other Clans of the Nara Period] (in Japanese). Ohfu.
^Kurihara, Hiromu. 藤原内麿家族について [The Family of Fujiwara no Uchimaro]. Japanese History (日本歴史) (in Japanese) (511).
^Kurihara, Hiromu (2008). “藤原冬嗣家族について” [Fujiwara no Fuyutsugu’s Family]. 平安前期の家族と親族 [Family and Relatives During the Early Heian Period] (in Japanese). Azekura Shobo (校倉書房). ISBN 978-4-7517-3940-2.
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^ 日本古代氏族人名辞典（普及版） [Dictionary of Names from Ancient Japanese Clans (Trade Version)] (in Japanese). Yoshikawa Kōbunkan (吉川弘文館). 2010. ISBN 978-4-642-01458-8.
^ abNobuyoshi, Yamamoto (2003). 摂関政治史論考 (in Japanese). Yoshikawa Kōbunkan (吉川弘文館). ISBN 978-4-642-02394-8.
^Haruo, Sasayama (2003). “藤原兼通の政権獲得過程”. 日本律令制の展開 (in Japanese). Yoshikawa Kōbunkan (吉川弘文館). ISBN 978-4-642-02393-1.
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