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Nijō family

Nijō clan
二条家
Parent house Kujō clan (Fujiwara clan)
Titles Various
Founder Nijō Yoshizane
Founding year 13th century
Dissolution still extant


Nijō family (二条家 Nijō-ke?) was a Japanese aristocratic kin group. The Nijō was a branch of the Fujiwara clan.

The family was founded by Kujō Michiie's son Nijō Yoshizane.

The Nijō was one of the five Fujiwara families from which the Sesshō and Kampaku were chosen.



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