Minamoto no Takakuni explained

Minamoto no Takakuni
Native Name Lang:Japanese
Native Name:源 隆国
Birth Date:1004
Death Date:1077
Nationality:Japanese
Parents:Father: Minamoto no Toshikata
Mother: Daughter of Fujiwara no Tadakimi
Spouse:Minamoto no Tsuneyori
Relations:Minamoto no Akimoto (brother)
Children:Minamoto no Takayoshi
Minamoto no Takatsuna
Minamoto no Toshiaki
Minamoto no Takamoto
Minamoto no Kunitoshi
Kakuyū (Also known as Toba Sōjō)
And many others
Birth Place:Heian-kyō (Present: Kyoto)
Nickname:Uji Dainagon (宇治大納言)

(1004–1077), also known as, was a noble and a scholar of ancient Japan. He was also the father of Toba Sōjō, an important painter.

Takakuni was also mentioned as Dainagon of Uji in "gleanings from Uji Dainagon Monogatari" - a collection of Japanese tales written around the beginning of the 13th century, which no longer exists.

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