Fujiwara no Otsugu
| Fujiwara no Otsugu 藤原緒嗣 | |
|---|---|
 Illustration by Kikuchi Yōsai, from Zenken Kojitsu | |
| Family | Fujiwara Shikike |
| Father | Fujiwara no Momokawa |
| Born | 773 |
| Died | August 22, 843 |
In this Japanese name, the family name is Fujiwara.
Fujiwara no Otsugu (藤原 緒嗣, 773 – August 22, 843) was a Japanese statesman, courtier, politician and editor during the Heian period.[1] He is credited as one of the collaborative compilers of the Nihon Kōki.[2]
Career at court
He was a minister during the reigns of Emperor Saga, Emperor Junna and Emperor Nimmyō.[1]
- 788 (Enryaku 7, 2nd month): He received his first court rank.[3]
- 825 (Tenchō 2): From the rank of Dainagon, Otsugu was raised to the position of Udaijin (Minister of the Right).[4]
- 832 (Tenchō 9):Otsugu was named Sadaijin (Minister of the Left).[1]
- 843 (Jōwa 10): Work was completed on the multi-volume Nihon Kōki; and Otsugu was a significant contributor.[2]
Genealogy
Otsugu's father was Fujiwara no Momokawa.[3]
Notes
- 1 2 3 Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Fujiwara no Otsugu" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 208, p. 208, at Google Books.
- 1 2 Nussbaum, "Nihon Kōki" in p. 709, p. 709, at Google Books.
- 1 2 Titsingh, Isaac. (1834). Annales des empereurs du japon, p. 88., p. 88, at Google Books
- ↑ Titsingh, p. 104., p. 104, at Google Books
References
- Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric and Käthe Roth. (2005). Japan encyclopedia. Cambridge: Harvard University Press. ISBN 978-0-674-01753-5; OCLC 58053128
- Titsingh, Isaac. (1834). Annales des empereurs du Japon (Nihon Odai Ichiran). Paris: Royal Asiatic Society, Oriental Translation Fund of Great Britain and Ireland. OCLC 5850691
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