Fujiwara no Morotada explained

Fujiwara no Morotada
Birth Date:	July 24, 920
Death Date:	December 1, 969
Nationality:	Japanese
Parents:	Fujiwara no Tadahira (father)

was a Japanese statesman, courtier and politician during the Heian period.^[1]

Career

He was a minister during the reign of Emperor Reizei.

• 968 (Kōhō 5, 12th month): Morotada is named udaijin.^[2]
• 969 (Anna 2, 3rd month): Morotada is elevated to the position of sadaijin in the Imperial court.^[3]
• 969 (Anna 2, 10th month): Sadaijin Morotada died.^[4]

Genealogy

This member of the Fujiwara clan was the son of Fujiwara no Tadahira.^[1] Morotada was the youngest son. He had two brothers: Saneyori and Morosuke.^[5]

References

• Brinkley, Frank and Dairoku Kikuchi. (1915). A History of the Japanese People from the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era. New York: Encyclopædia Britannica. OCLC 413099
• 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

Notes and References

1. Brinkley, Frank et al. (1915).
2. Titsingh, ; see "Fousiwara-no Moro tada", pre-Hepburn romanization
3. Titsingh, .
4. Titsingh, .
5. Brinkley, .