Fujiwara no Yoshikado
was a Japanese statesman, courtier and politician during the Heian period. Career at court
He was a minister holding the title of daijō-daijin. Genealogy
This member of the Fujiwara clan was the sixth son of Fujiwara no Fuyutsugu. Among Yoshikada's brothers were Fujiwara no Yoshifusa, Fujiwara no Nagayoshi and Fujiwara no Yoshisuke. Descendants of Yoshikado include, Fujiwara no Kanesuke, Fujiwara no Masatada, Fujiwara no Tametoki and Murasaki Shikibu. His immediate descendants were two sons by the names of Fujiwara no Takafuji and Fujiwara no Toshimoto. Yoshikada is considered the ancestor of the Uesugi clan, the Ii clan, and the Nichiren clan. Notes

References
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 Papinot, Edmund.. (1906) Dictionnaire d'histoire et de géographie du japon. Tokyo: Librarie Sansaisha. Fujiwara clan
People of Heian-period Japan
9th-century Japanese people
Japanese politicians