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*''Born: [[1145]]''
*''Died: [[1231]]''
*''Japanese'': [[藤原]] 基房 ''(Fujiwara no Motofusa)''
Fujiwara no Motofusa was a late [[Heian period]] court [[kuge|aristocrat]], who served as ''[[Sessho|Sesshô]]'' (regent) from [[1166]] to [[1172]], and later as ''[[Kanpaku]]'' and ''[[Dajo Daijin|Dajô Daijin]]'' as well.
Named ''Sesshô'' on 1166/7/27, he resigned his position as [[Sadaijin]] (Minister of the Left) a few months later, on 1166/11/4.
Motofusa was dismissed from service by [[Taira no Kiyomori]] in [[1177]], in the aftermath of the [[Shishigatani Incident]]. Though Motofusa was not involved in the plot against the Taira, Kiyomori took the opportunity to remove many officials from office, and to replace them with his relatives and more loyal followers.
His daughter Hisako married [[Minamoto no Yoshitsune]]. Another daughter of Motofusa, Ishi, married [[Fujiwara no Michichika]]; their son [[Dogen|Dôgen]] - Motofusa's grandson - famously introduced the [[Soto school|Sôtô school]] of [[Zen]] [[Buddhism]] into Japan.
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*''Died: [[1231]]''
*''Japanese'': [[藤原]] 基房 ''(Fujiwara no Motofusa)''
Fujiwara no Motofusa was a late [[Heian period]] court [[kuge|aristocrat]], who served as ''[[Sessho|Sesshô]]'' (regent) from [[1166]] to [[1172]], and later as ''[[Kanpaku]]'' and ''[[Dajo Daijin|Dajô Daijin]]'' as well.
Named ''Sesshô'' on 1166/7/27, he resigned his position as [[Sadaijin]] (Minister of the Left) a few months later, on 1166/11/4.
Motofusa was dismissed from service by [[Taira no Kiyomori]] in [[1177]], in the aftermath of the [[Shishigatani Incident]]. Though Motofusa was not involved in the plot against the Taira, Kiyomori took the opportunity to remove many officials from office, and to replace them with his relatives and more loyal followers.
His daughter Hisako married [[Minamoto no Yoshitsune]]. Another daughter of Motofusa, Ishi, married [[Fujiwara no Michichika]]; their son [[Dogen|Dôgen]] - Motofusa's grandson - famously introduced the [[Soto school|Sôtô school]] of [[Zen]] [[Buddhism]] into Japan.
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