Fujiwara no Nakanari
| Fujiwara no Nakanari 藤原仲成 |
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|---|---|
| Family | Fujiwara Shikike |
| Father | Fujiwara no Tanetsugu |
| Born | 764 |
| Died | October 16, 810 |
Fujiwara no Nakanari (藤原 仲成, 764 – October 16, 810) was a Japanese noble of the early Heian period. He was the eldest son of the chūnagon Fujiwara no Tanetsugu of the Fujiwara Shikike. He reached the court rank of ju shi-i no ge (従四位下) and sangi.
When Nakanari's father Tanetsugu was assassinated in 785, Nakanari was granted the rank of ju go-i no ge (従五位下) despite his youth. In Emperor Kanmu's court, he held various regional positions, as well as positions in the imperial guard and Daijō-kan. He was also promoted three times, culminating in the rank of ju shi-i no ge (従四位下) in 801.
In the court of Emperor Heizei, Nakanari's younger sister Kusuko was favored by the Emperor, and Nakanari too was valued and boasted political power. Despite this, his treacherous and arbitrary actions made him unpopular. He may also have been involved in the Prince Iyo Incident of 807, in which Heizei's younger brother Prince Iyo was accused of leading a conspiracy and ultimately committed suicide, and after which Nakanari was promoted into more important positions. In 809 he was appointed as kansatsu-shi (観察使) of the Hokurikudō, a position roughly equivalent to sangi, thus joining the ranks of the kugyō.
Later that year, Heizei abdicated the throne in favor of his younger brother Emperor Saga. Nakanari and Kusuko, fearing the loss of their political influence, moved with him to Heijō-kyō and schemed for him to retake the throne, encouraging him to create an opposing court to Saga's in what became known as the Kusuko Incident. In 810, with the elimination of the kansatsu-shi system, Nakanari was moved into the equivalent rank of sangi. However, when Heizei ordered the return of the capital to Heijō-kyō that autumn, relations between the two courts worsened even further, and a few days later Nakanari was captured by Saga's side. He was confined and demoted to provisional governor of Sado Province, and the next day was executed by the archery of Ki no Kiyonari (紀清成) and Sumiyoshi no Toyotsugu (住吉豊継).
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