In this *anese name, the surname is Fujiwara.

Fujiwara no Kanemichi (藤原 兼通, 925 – December 20, 977), also known as Horikawa-dono and Tōtōmi-kō, was a *anese statesman, courtier and politician during the Heian period.

Contents

• 1 Career
• 2 Genealogy
• 3 Notes
• 4 References

Career

Kanemichi served as a minister during the reign of Emperor En'yū. His chief rival was his younger brother, Kaneie, who was also raised to the position of regent during a different time frame.

• 972 (Tenroku 3, 11th month): Kanemichi is elevated to the concurrent offices of nadaijin and kampaku.
• 974 (Ten'en 2, 2nd month): Kenemichi is named Daijō Daijin.
• December 20, 977 (Jōgen 2, 8th day of the 11th month): Kanemichi dies at the age of 51.

Genealogy

This member of the Fujiwara clan was the son of Morosuke. He was the second son. The Honda clan claims descent from him.

Kanemichi had four brothers: Kaneie, Kinsue, Koretada, and Tamemitsu.

Notes

References

• Brinkley, Frank and Dairoku Kikuchi. (1915). A History of the *anese People from the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era. New York: Encyclopædia Britannica. OCLC 413099
• Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric and Käthe Roth. (2005). *an encyclopedia. Cambridge: Harvard University Press. ISBN:978-0-674-01753-5; OCLC 58053128
• t...ingh, Isaac. (1834). Nihon Odai Ichiran; ou, Annales des empereurs du *on. Paris: Royal Asiatic Society, Oriental Translation Fund of Great Britain and Ireland. OCLC 5850691

Notes

• In the 13th century, the main line of the Fujiwara family split into "Five regent houses": the Kujō, Nijō and Ichijō (descendants of Kanezane); and also the Konoe and Takatsukasa (descendants of Motozane). To view the complete family tree, visit Fujiwara family tree.