Nanke (Fujiwara)

The Nanke was a cadet branch of the Fujiwara clan. It was founded by Fujiwara no Muchimaro^[1]

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

The Nanke is sometimes identified as the "southern house".

See also

• Hokke (Fujiwara)
• Shikike
• Kyōke

Notes

1. ^ Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric et al. (2005). "Fujiwara no Muchimaro" at Japan Encyclopedia, p. 207 at Google Books.
2. ^ Brinkley, 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: Encyclopedia Britannica. OCLC 413099
• Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric and Käthe Roth. (2005). Japan Encyclopedia. Cambridge: Harvard University Press. 10-ISBN 0-674-01753-6; 13-ISBN 978-0-674-01753-5; OCLC 58053128