Fujiwara Kunitsuna - Fujiwara no Kuni Tsuna

An aristocrat in the late Heian period. His father, Morikuni, only served as Uma Gonnosuke, and Kunitsuna himself began his official career as Monjosho in 1135 (Hōen 1). Although he was not blessed with a family background in aristocratic society, he served as kokushi and kurōdo in various provinces, and in 1166 (Jin'an 1) he became a councilor and was ranked among the nobles. In 1177 (Jishō 1), he was promoted to Gon Dainagon. He was highly valued as a household steward by Fujiwara Tadamichi of the regent family, but he also had a close relationship with Taira no Kiyomori, and when Tadamichi's eldest son, Motozane, died in 1166, it was Kunitsuna's suggestion that his widow, Moriko, Kiyomori's daughter, inherited his estate. He was criticized by the regent family, but Kiyomori trusted him highly, and his subsequent activities were as a pro-Taira noble. She served as a wet nurse for Emperor Takakura and Emperor Antoku, and was close to the mainstream of the Imperial family at the time. In particular, when the capital was moved from Fukuhara to Heian-kyo in 1180 (Jisho 4), she was a close aide to Takakura and helped persuade the reluctant Kiyomori. She was a capable official, and was highly respected by the people for her wealth.

[Shuichi Matsushima]

"A Study of Fujiwara Kunitsuna by Akagi Shizuko" (included in "Various Aspects of the Sekkan Period"; Kondo Publishing, 1988)

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平安時代末期の貴族。父盛国は右馬権助(うまのごんのすけ)にとどまり、邦綱自身も1135年（保延1）の文章生(もんじょうしょう)が官歴の出発点である。貴族社会での家門には恵まれなかったが、諸国の国司や蔵人頭を歴任、1166年（仁安1）には参議となり公卿に列した。1177 年（治承1）に権大納言まで昇任している。摂関家の藤原忠通に家司(けいし)として重用されたが、平清盛とも関係は深く、1166年に忠通の長子であった基実が没した際、遺領を未亡人で清盛の女である盛子が相続したのは、邦綱の進言による。摂関家の側からは非難を浴びたが、清盛の信任は篤く、以後の活動は親平家の公卿としてのものである。女が高倉天皇や安徳天皇の乳母をつとめ、当時の天皇家主流にも接近していた。とくに1180年（治承4）の福原から平安京への還都に際しては、高倉の側近として、渋る清盛の説得にもあたっている。官人として有能であり、またその富裕さで人々から一目置かれたという。

［松島周一］

『赤木志津子著「藤原邦綱考」（『摂関時代の諸相』所収・1988・近藤出版社）』

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