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Fujiwara no Takaie

Type Figure Region Japan Time 980–1044 Also known as Fujiwara Hokke

Fujiwara no Takaie (980–1044) was a mid-Heian courtier and military commander of the Fujiwara Hokke, son of Fujiwara no Michitaka.

Timeline

  1. 1000–1010Heian-kyō · Kyoto PrefectureAs son of Fujiwara no Michitaka, Takaie served at Heian-kyō, inheriting Hokke political resources while gaining renown for martial valor and beginning to take on court military commissions.
  2. 1011–1020Mutsu Province · MutsuDuring this period Takaie was appointed governor of Mutsu and took part in campaigns, cooperating with generals such as Minamoto no Yorinobu to suppress Ōshū magnates and consolidate court control over the northeast.
  3. 1021–1044Heian-kyō · Kyoto PrefectureIn his later years Takaie continued to rotate between key posts at court and in the provinces; his military experience and Hokke status kept him important in the mid-11th-century political-military order until his death in 1044.

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