Fujiwara no Saneyori
Japanese statesman, courtier and politician
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Fujiwara no Saneyori (藤原 実頼; 900 – 24 June 970), also known as Onomiya-dono, was a Japanese statesman, courtier and politician during the Heian period.[1]
Fujiwara no Saneyori 藤原 実頼 | |
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Illustration by Kikuchi Yōsai, from Zenken Kojitsu | |
| Imperial Regent of Japan | |
| In office 31 July 967 – 24 June 970 | |
| Monarchs | Reizei En'yū |
| Preceded by | Fujiwara no Tadahira |
| Succeeded by | Fujiwara no Koretada |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 900 |
| Died | 24 June 970 (aged 69–70) Heian Kyō (Kyōto) |
| Parent(s) | Fujiwara no Tadahira (father) Minamoto no Junshi [ja] (mother) |
Career
He was a minister during the reigns of Emperor Reizei and Emperor En'yū.[1]
- 2 May 944 (Tengyō 7, 7th day of the 4th month): Saneyori was elevated to the position of udaijin in the Imperial court hierarchy.[2]
- 19 May 947 (Tenryaku 1, 26th day of the 4th month): Saneyori is promoted to the positions of sadaijin and grand general of the left.[3]
- 949 (Tenryaku 3, 1st month): Saneyori and his brother Morosuke shared the duties of daijō-daijin during a period of Fujiwara no Tadahira's ill-health.[3]
- 958 (Tentoku 2, 3rd month): Saneyori was granted special permission to travel in a wheeled vehicle.[4]
- 26 March 963 (Ōwa 3, 28th day of the 2nd month): Saneyori presided at the coming of age ceremonies for Norihira-shinnō (憲平親王) who would later become Emperor Reizei.[5]
- 31 July 967 (Kōhō 4, 22nd day of the 6th month): Saneyori began serving as kampaku when Emperor Reizei assumed the throne in 967.
- 27 September 969 (Anna 2, 13th day of the 8th month): Saneyori was appointed sesshō (regent).
- 24 June 970 (Tenroku 1, 18th day of the 5th month): Saneyori died at age 70; and he was posthumously elevated to the first class in rank.[6]
After his death, Saneyori's nephew Koretada assumed his duties when he was named sesshō after his death.[7]
Genealogy
This member of the Fujiwara clan was the son of Fujiwara no Tadahira.[1] Saneyori was the eldest son.[2] He had two brothers: Morosuke and Morotada.[8]