Fujiwara no Tokihira
Born871
Died909
NationalityJapanese
ParentsFujiwara no Mototsune (father)

Fujiwara no Tokihira (藤原 時平, 871 – April 26, 909) was a Japanese statesman, courtier and politician during the Heian period.[1]

Career

Tokihira was a minister under Emperor Daigo.[1]

Genealogy

This member of the Fujiwara clan was the son of Fujiwara no Mototsune.[1] Tokihira had two brothers: Fujiwara no Tadahira and Fujiwara no Nakahira.[8]

Selected works

In a statistical overview derived from writings by and about Fujiwara no Tokihira, OCLC/WorldCat encompasses roughly 35 works in 69 publications in 1 language and 122 library holdings.[9]

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Notes

  1. ^ a b c d e Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Fujiwara no Tokihira" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 210, p. 210, 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
  2. ^ Titsingh, Isaac. (1834). Annales des empereurs du japon, p. 127., p. 127, at Google Books; see "Fousiwara-no Toki fira", pre-Hepburn romanization
  3. ^ Titsingh, p. 129., p. 129, at Google Books
  4. ^ Titsingh, p. 130., p. 130, at Google Books.
  5. ^ Brinkley, p. 244., p. 244, at Google Books; excerpt, "...three principal contrivers of Michizane's disgrace [were] Fujiwara Tokihira, Fujiwara Sugane, and Minamoto Hikaru ...."
  6. ^ Brinkley, p. 249., p. 249, at Google Books; excerpt, "From one point of view, Michizane's overthrow by Fujiwara Tokihira may be regarded as a collision between the Confucian doctrines which informed the polity of the Taika epoch and the power of aristocratic heredity."
  7. ^ Titsingh, p. 132., p. 132, at Google Books.
  8. ^ Brinkley, p. 241., p. 241, at Google Books
  9. ^ WorldCat Identities Archived December 30, 2010, at the Wayback Machine: 藤原時平 871-909

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