Konoe Iezane

In this Japanese name, the family name is Konoe.

Konoe Iezane (近衛 家実, 1179 January 19, 1243), son of Motomichi, was a court noble (Kugyō) of the early Kamakura period. His sons include: Takatsukasa Kanehira, Konoe Iemichi (近衛家通, 1204-1224) and Konoe Kanetsune.

In 1206 when Kujō Yoshitune died, he became the head of the Fujiwara family and Sesshō. The same year he was appointed Kampaku. In the Jōkyū War (1221) he opposed to Emperor Go-Toba, costing him the post. After the war he was reappointed Sesshō.

In 1241 he retired and became a priest. He died the following year.

Notes

  1. 1 2 Titsingh, Isaac. (1834). Annales des empereurs du japon, p. 228.
  2. Titsingh, p. 236.
  3. Titsingh, p. 238.
  4. 1 2 Titsingh, p. 239.
  5. Titsingh, p. 240.

References

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