Fujiwara no Tsuginawa

Fujiwara no Tsuginawa
Born 727
Died 796
Nationality Japanese
Parents Fujiwara no Toyonari (father)

Fujiwara no Tsuginawa (藤原継縄?, 727–796), also known as Fujiwara no Tsugutada,[1] was a Japanese statesman, courtier and politician during the Nara period.[2]

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Career

In 780 (Hōki 11), Tsuginawa is given the title sei-i-tai-shogun (barbarian subduing general) for an expedition to northern Honshu to subdue the emishi, also known as the ebisbu.[3]

Tsuginawa served as a minister during the reign of Emperor Kammu.

Genealogy

This member of the Fujiwara clan was the son of Toyonari.[2]

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.[7]

Notes

  1. ^ Library of Congress Authority File, Fujiwara, Tsuginawa
  2. ^ a b Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Fujiwara no Tsuginawa" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 211 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. at Google Books
  3. ^ Brinkley, pp. 220-221. at Google Books
  4. ^ Titsingh, Isaac. (1834). Annales des empereurs du japon, p. 88 at Google Books; see "Fousiwara-no Tsougou tsouna", pre-Hepburn romanization
  5. ^ Titsingh, p. 89 at Google Books.
  6. ^ Brown, Delmer et al. (1979). Gukanshō: The Future and the Past, p. 278 at Google Books; Titsingh, p. 90 at Google Books.
  7. ^ WorldCat Identities: 藤原継縄 727-796?

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