Fujiwara no Tsuginawa


Fujiwara no Tsuginawa, also known as Fujiwara no Tsugutada and Monozomo no Udajin, was a Japanese statesman, courtier and politician during the Nara period.

Career

In 780, Tsuginawa is given the title sei-i-tai-shogun for an expedition to northern Honshu to subdue the emishi, also known as the ebisu.
Tsuginawa served as a minister during the reign of Emperor Kanmu.788 : Tsuginawa participates in the coming of age ceremony for Ate-shinno who would become Emperor Heizei.790 : Tsuginawa was named udaijin.796 : Tsuginawa died at age 70.

Genealogy

This member of the Fujiwara clan was the son of Toyonari.
He was the father of Fujiwara no Otoaki.

Selected works

In a statistical overview derived from writings by and about Fujiwara no Tsuginawa, OCLC/WorldCat encompasses roughly 10 works in 10+ publications in 1 language and 50+ library holdings.
  • 続日本紀
  • ''Shoku Nihongi''