Fujiwara no Tamekane

Poet, Author

1254 – 1332

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Who was Fujiwara no Tamekane?

Fujiwara no Tamekane, also known as Kyōgoku Tamekane, was a poet, an official in the Imperial court of Emperor Fushimi, and a senior bureaucrat of the Kamakura shogunate.

Tamekane was the grandson of poet Fujiwara no Tameie.

In the Imperial Daijō-kan, he rose to the rank of Chūnagon and Dainagon.

In 1298, he was banished to Sado Island. Later, this exile was modified to banishment in Tosa province.

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Born
1254
Also known as
  • Kyōgoku Tamekane
Profession
Died
1332

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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