Overview
, third son of Matsudono Motofusa, was a kugyō (high-ranking Japanese official) from the late Heian period to the early Kamakura period. Regent Fujiwara no Tadataka and Buddhist monks Gyōi and are his stepbrothers.
Though he was not first-born, in 1179 aged eight he was promoted to gon-chūnagon, one of Daijō-kan due to the political tension between Emperor Go-Shirakawa and Taira no Kiyomori. However, this caused backlash from Kiyomori, leading to the Jisho coup in the same year.
In 1232, he ordained as a Buddhist monk and took the Dharma name Daishin (大心).
1172 births
1238 deaths
Fujiwara clan
Matsudono family
People of Heian-period Japan
People of Kamakura-period Japan
Kamakura period Buddhist clergy
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