Fujiwara Takaie - Fujiwara no Takaie

A nobleman in the mid-Heian period. The fourth son of Fujiwara Michitaka. His mother was Takako, daughter of Takashina Naritada, and his childhood name was Ako. In 996 (Choutoku 2), while he was provisional middle counselor, he was exiled to Izumo Gonnokami along with his elder brother, Minister of the Interior Korechika, for the crime of shooting at Emperor Kazan, but remained in Tajima due to illness. In 997, he was recalled along with Korechika due to the illness of Tosanjo-in Senshi (there is an error in the Eiga Monogatari). He returned to Kyoto and became Minister of Military Affairs, regaining his position as a regular official, and later advanced to the rank of Jusanmi. In 1002 (Chōhō 4), he was reappointed as provisional Chunagon, in 1004 (Kankō 1) he was appointed as Shosanmi, in 1007 he was appointed as Junii, and in 1009 he was appointed Chunagon.

During the reign of Emperor Sanjo, he fell ill with an eye disease and was appointed Dazai Gon no Sochi in 1014 (Chowa 3) under the pretext of receiving treatment from a famous doctor from Song, and took up his post the following year. He was promoted to Shonii (Senior Second Rank). In 19 (Kannin 3), he gained fame for his bravery when he repelled an attack by Toi bandits. That same year, he resigned from his post and returned to Kyoto, but was not rewarded by the Imperial Court, and in 23 (Jinji 3), he resigned from Chunagon. In 37 (Choreki 1), he was appointed Dazai Gon no Sochi again, and in 42 (Chokyu 3), he resigned. He passed away on January 1, 1st year of Chokyu 5.

[Yutaka Yamanaka]

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平安中期の公卿(くぎょう)。藤原道隆(みちたか)の4子。母は高階成忠(たかしなのなりただ)の女(むすめ)貴子、幼名を阿古という。996年（長徳2）権中納言(ごんちゅうなごん)のとき、兄内大臣伊周(これちか)とともに、花山(かざん)法皇をおどし射った罪によって出雲権守(いずもごんのかみ)に配流され、病のため但馬(たじま)にとどまった。997年、東三条院詮子(せんし)の病気によって伊周とともに召還された（『栄花物語』に誤りあり）。帰京し兵部卿(きょう)となり、本官に復し、のち従三位(じゅさんみ)に進んだ。1002年（長保4）権中納言に再任され、04年（寛弘1）正三位、07年従二位、09年中納言となった。

　三条(さんじょう)天皇の代となって眼病にかかり、宋(そう)の名医に治療を受けるという名目で1014年（長和3）大宰権帥(だざいのごんのそち)になり、翌年赴任。正二位となる。19年（寛仁3）刀伊(とい)の賊の来襲を撃退したため武勇の名をあげた。この年、任を辞して帰京、朝廷からは報いられず、23年（治安3）中納言を辞任。37年（長暦1）ふたたび大宰権帥に任ぜられ、42年（長久3）辞任した。長久(ちょうきゅう)5年正月1日薨(こう)じた。

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