Fujiwara no Suenori

Fujiwara no Suenori
藤原季範
High Priest of Atsuta Shrine
In office
1114–1137
Preceded byOwari Kazumoto
Succeeded byFujiwara no Norimasa
Personal details
Born1090
Owari Province, Japan
DiedDecember 27, 1155 (aged 65)
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Fujiwara no Suenori (藤原 季範, 1090 – December 27, 1155) was a Japanese nobleman and High Priest of Atsuta Shrine during the late Heian period. He was the grandfather of Minamoto no Yoritomo, the founder and first shogun of the Kamakura shogunate, and a member of the Nanke House of the powerful Fujiwara clan. He held the court rank of Junior Fourth Rank.[1]

  1. ^ Asahi Nihon Rekishi Jinbutsu Jiten. The Asahi Shimbun Company. 1994. Fujiwara no Suenori. ISBN 4023400521.

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