Fujiwara no Tadataka

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Fujiwara no Tadataka (藤原 隆忠, Fujiwara no Tadataka^? 1163-1245), first son of regent Matsudono Motofusa, was a kugyo (high-ranking Japanese official) of the late Heian and Kamakura periods.

Despite being first-born, he was treated as if he were not, while his step-brother Moroie inherited the male-line. Hence, he called himself Daikakuji Sadaijin (大覚寺左大臣, Daikakuji Sadaijin^?), avoiding the use of the name Matsudono. In 1220, just before the Jōkyū War, he retired from politics, becoming a Buddhist monk.

In recent years scholars has suspected that he is actually the author of Rokudai Shojiki (六代勝事記, Rokudai Shojiki^?).^{[citation needed]}