Fujiwara no Tadataka

Who was Fujiwara no Tadataka?

Fujiwara no Tadataka, first son of regent Matsudono Motofusa, was a Kugyō of the late Heian and Kamakura periods.

Despite being first-born, he was treated as if he were not, while his stepbrother Moroie inherited the male-line. Hence, he called himself Daikakuji Sadaijin, avoiding the use of the name Matsudono. In 1220, just before the Jōkyū War, he retired from politics, becoming a Buddhist monk.

In recent years scholars have suspected that he is actually the author of Rokudai Shōjiki.