Fujiwara no Fuyutsugu

Fujiwara no Fuyutsugu 藤原冬嗣
Illustration by Kikuchi Yōsai, from "Zenken-Kojitsu"
Family	Fujiwara Hokke
Father	Fujiwara no Uchimaro
Born	775
Died	August 30, 826

Fujiwara no Fuyutsugu (藤原冬嗣^?, 775 – August 30, 826) was a Japanese noble, statesman, general, and poet of the early Heian period. A member of the Hokke, he was the second son of the udaijin Fujiwara no Uchimaro. He attained the court rank of shō ni-i (正二位^?) and the position of sadaijin, and posthumously of shō ichi-i (正一位^?) and daijō-daijin. He was also known as Kan'in-Daijin (閑院大臣^?).

In the court of Emperor Kanmu, Fuyutsugu held posts as chief judge and then as a captain in the imperial guard. Upon Emperor Heizei's ascension in 806, Fuyutsugu was promoted to ju go-i no ge (従五位下^?) and senior official of the Crown Prince's Quarters (春宮大進, tōgū-daishin^?). The next year, he was promoted to assistant master in the Crown Prince's Quarters (春宮亮, tōgū no suke^?). Even while so supporting Crown Prince Kamino, he also held a position as chamberlain, and as ushōben (右少弁^?) in the daijō-kan.