Hokke (Fujiwara)

Fujiwara Hokke 藤原北家
Parent house	Fujiwara clan
Titles	Various
Founder	Fujiwara no Fusasaki
Founding year	8th century

The Hokke (藤原北家 Fujiwara Hokke) was a cadet branch of the Fujiwara clan. It was founded by Fujiwara no Fusasaki^[1]

Fusasaki had three brothers: Muchimaro, Maro and Umakai. These four brothers are known for having established the "four houses" of the Fujiwara.^[2]

The Hokke is sometimes identified as the "northern house".

See also

• Nanke (Fujiwara)
• Shikike
• Kyōke

Notes

1. Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric et al. (2005). "Fujiwara no Fusasaki" at Japan Encyclopedia, p. 202, p. 202, at Google Books.
2. Brinkley, Frank and Dairoku Kikuchi. (1915). A History of the Japanese People from the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era, p. 203., p. 203, at Google Books; excerpt, "Muchimaro's home, being in the south (nan) of the capital, was called Nan-ke; Fusazaki's, being in the north (hoku), was termed Hoku-ke; Umakai's was spoken of as Shiki-ke, since he presided over the Department of Ceremonies (shiki), and Maro's went by the name of Kyō-ke, this term also having reference to his office."

References

• Brinkley, Frank and Dairoku Kikuchi. (1915). A History of the Japanese People from the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era. New York: Encyclopædia Britannica. OCLC 413099
• Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric and Käthe Roth. (2005). Japan Encyclopedia. Cambridge: Harvard University Press. ISBN 978-0-674-01753-5; OCLC 58053128