Fujiwara no Matate

Fujiwara no Matate (藤原 真楯, 715 – April 25, 766) was a Japanese court noble and statesman of the Nara period. He was the third son of the founder of the Hokke House of the Fujiwara clan, the sangi Fujiwara no Fusasaki. He achieved the court rank of Senior Third Rank and the position of dainagon, and posthumously of daijō-daijin. His original name was Yatsuka (八束).

Fujiwara no Matate
藤原真楯
Illustration by Kikuchi Yōsai, from "Zenken-Kojitsu" (pub. 1903)
Born715
DiedApril 25, 766
FamilyFujiwara Hokke
FatherFujiwara no Fusasaki
In this Japanese name, the surname is Fujiwara.
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