Katsura Dainagon (Fujiwara Mitsuyori)

Japanese: 桂大納言(藤原光頼) - かつらだいなごん
Katsura Dainagon (Fujiwara Mitsuyori)

…However, in 1864 (Chōkan 2), much to the regret of the people, he resigned from his post as a monk at the age of 41 and retired to Katsura Village, where he was able to protect himself from the fierce political strife of the time. His posthumous name was originally Kounen, which he later changed to Rikkō, and he was also called Katsura Dainagon. [Hashimoto Yoshihiko]…

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "Katsura Dainagon (Fujiwara Mitsuyori)" are listed below.

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Japanese:

…しかし64年(長寛2)世人に惜しまれながら41歳をもって辞官出家し,桂の里に隠棲したので,当時の激しい政争から身を守ることができた。法号は初め光然といい,後に理光と改めたが,また桂大納言とも称された。【橋本 義彦】。…

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