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Fujiwara no Motofusa

Type Figure Region Japan Time 1141–1204 Also known as Kanpaku Motofusa

Fujiwara no Motofusa (1141–1204) was a late-Heian court noble, kanpaku 1166–1169, father of Kujō Kanemasa, and an important elder of insoi operations…

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  1. 1166–1169Heian-kyō · KinaiBecame kanpaku in 1166, assisting Emperor Nijō, and resigned in 1169; thereafter maintained Kujō-line influence through high posts such as daijō-daijin.
  2. 1181–1190Heian-kyō · KinaiDuring the Genpei War he was no longer kanpaku but still held high office such as daijō-daijin; his son Kanemasa served as kanpaku, and Motofusa provided support and endorsement in court lineage and ritual institutions.
  3. 1191–1204Heian-kyō · KinaiAfter the shogunate's establishment he still participated in court affairs, dying in 1204, closing a page in the Kujō line's political tradition.

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