Fujiwara no Morosuke - Fujiwara no Morosuke

A nobleman in the mid-Heian period. Son of Tadahira and younger brother of Saneyori. In 923 (Encho 1), he was promoted to Junior Fifth Rank. He married Moriko, daughter of Fujiwara Kunitsune, and in 935 (Shohei 5) at the age of 28, he became a councilor. In 938 (Tenkei 1), he became Junior Third Rank and Gon Chunagon, and in 942 he became Dainagon. In 947 (Tenryaku 1), he was promoted to Minister of the Right and Junior Second Rank. Tadahira was succeeded as Kanpaku by his older brother Saneyori. The diary "Kyureki" contains "Kyureki Sho" in the Hinami no Ki, as well as a separate entry on annual events called "Kujodono-ki" which is a category containing only articles related to ceremonial etiquette, and "Tadanobu Kokyo-mei" which is a written record of his father Tadahira's teachings. All of these show that Michisuke placed great importance on the ceremonial etiquette he inherited from his father Tadahira, and we can sense his pride in his older brother Saneyori that his family was the one who was passing on his father's etiquette. "Kujo Nenchu ​​Gyoji" is a compilation of Michisuke's ceremonial etiquette, and the separate entry in "Kyureki" was a preparatory step. These, along with "Kujo Ujo Soikai", were the origins of the Kujo school of court etiquette. He died as the Minister of the Right on May 4, 4th year of the Tentoku era. He was commonly known as Kujodono, after the place where he lived.

Although Michisuke did not become regent, he was well-liked due to his good personality, and his daughter Anshi became the empress of Emperor Murakami and the mother of Emperors Reizei and Enyu, thus opening the door to a network of maternal relatives and paving the way for the succession of the regent position to his sons Kanemichi and Kaneie, and grandson Michinaga.

[Yutaka Yamanaka]

Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

平安中期の公卿(くぎょう)。忠平(ただひら)の子、実頼(さねより)の弟。923年（延長1）従(じゅ)五位下(げ)。藤原邦経(くにつね)の女(むすめ)盛子と結婚、935年（承平5）28歳で参議、938年（天慶1）従三位(じゅさんみ)、権中納言(ごんちゅうなごん)、942年大納言。947年（天暦1）右大臣、従二位に進んだ。忠平の関白のあとは兄実頼が継いだ。日記『九暦(きゅうれき)』は日次(ひなみ)の記の『九暦抄』のほか『九条殿記』と称する儀式作法に関する記事のみを部類分けにした年中行事の別記があり、さらに父忠平の教えをそのまま書き記した『貞信公教命』がある。これらは、いずれも師輔が父忠平から受け継いだ儀式作法を非常にだいじにしたことを示すもので、兄実頼に対してわが家こそ父の作法を伝えているとの誇りをもっていたことが感ぜられる。師輔の儀式作法を集大成したものが『九条年中行事』であり、『九暦』の別記は、その準備段階のものであった。これらは『九条右丞(うじょう)相遺誡』とともに有職故実(ゆうそくこじつ)の九条流の祖となるものであった。天徳(てんとく)4年5月4日右大臣で薨(こう)ず。通称九条殿はその邸地による。

　師輔は摂関にはならなかったが、人柄のよさから人望があり、また女(むすめ)安子(あんし)が村上(むらかみ)天皇の中宮となり、冷泉(れいぜい)・円融(えんゆう)天皇の母となり外戚(がいせき)の基を開き、子兼通(かねみち)・兼家、孫の道長と摂関を相承する基礎を築いたといえよう。

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