Fujiwara no Koretada


Fujiwara no Koretada, also known as Fujiwara no Koremasa or Kentokuko, Ichijō sesshō and Mikawa-kō, was a Japanese statesman, courtier, politician and waka-poet during the Heian period.
His poems were published in "The Collected Poems of the First Ward Regent", Ichijo Sessho Gyoshu, and in Hyakunin Isshu.

Career

named Koretada conservator of Japanese poetry in 951.
Koretada served as a minister during the reign of Emperor En'yū.
The immediate consequence of Koretada's death was a period of intense rivalry between his brothers Kanemichi and Kaneie.

Genealogy

This member of the Fujiwara clan was the son of Morosuke. He was the oldest son; and became head of the Hokke branch of the clan after his uncle Saneyori died in 970.
Koretada had four brothers: Kaneie, Kanemichi, Kinsue, and Tamemitsu.