Kujo Yoshitsune

A politician in the early Kamakura period. Born as the second son of Kanezane. His mother was the daughter of Fujiwara Sueyuki. He was called Gokyogoku Sessho and Nakamikadodono, and as a poet he was known as Shikibu Shisho, Akishino Gessei, Nankai Gyofu, and Saito Inshi. He entered politics early, but even when his father, Kanpaku Kanezane, fell from grace in 1196 (Kenkyu 7), he was the only member of the Kujo family to remain at court, and he rose through the ranks of the Konoe family regents to become regent and grand minister. His daughter became the empress of Emperor Juntoku. That is Higashi Ichijo-in. However, Yoshitsune died suddenly before his father on March 7, 1230. Yoshitsune was well-known as a poet, and was recognized by Emperor Gotoba as a member of the Wakadokoro (Poetry Office), and he also wrote the preface to the Shin Kokin Wakashu (New Ancient and Modern Japanese Poetry Collection). He is third in the number of poems that have been selected for the collection, after Saigyo and Jien. The "600 Poetry Contest" that he held at his own residence is known as an unprecedented event in the history of waka poetry. The collection is called Akishino Gekkiseishu and contains approximately 1,600 poems.

[Muneharu Taga]

"Katayama Toru, 'Akishino Gesseishu and its Research' (1976, Kasama Shoin)" ▽ "Aoki Kengo, 'Fujiwara no Yoshitsune Complete Poetry Collection and its Research' (1976, Kasama Shoin)"

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鎌倉初期の政治家。兼実(かねざね)の二男として生まれる。母は藤原季行(すえゆき)の女(むすめ)。後京極摂政(ごきょうごくせっしょう)、中御門殿(なかみかどどの)とよばれ、歌人として式部史生(しきぶししょう)、秋篠月清(あきしのげっせい)、南海漁父(なんかいぎょふ)、西洞隠士(さいとういんし)と称した。早く政界に入ったが、1196年（建久7）父関白(かんぱく)兼実の失脚に際しても九条家のうちひとり朝廷にとどまり、近衛(このえ)家執政のもとに累進して摂政、太政大臣(だいじょうだいじん)に至った。その女立子は順徳(じゅんとく)天皇の中宮(ちゅうぐう)となった。すなわち東一条院(ひがしいちじょういん)である。しかし良経は元久(げんきゅう)3年3月7日父に先だって頓死(とんし)した。良経は歌人として盛名あり、後鳥羽院(ごとばいん)に認められて和歌所寄人(よりゅうど)にあげられ、『新古今和歌集』の序もその筆になる。その入選歌数は西行(さいぎょう)、慈円に次いで第3位。彼が自邸に催した「六百番歌合(うたあわせ)」はその規模において歌道史上空前の挙として知られている。その歌集を『秋篠月清集』といい約1600首の歌を存している。

［多賀宗隼］

『片山享著『校本秋篠月清集とその研究』（1976・笠間書院）』▽『青木賢豪著『藤原良経全歌集とその研究』（1976・笠間書院）』

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