Northern Fujiwara
Japanese noble family that ruled the Tōhoku region of Japan during the 12th century / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Northern Fujiwara (奥州藤原氏 Ōshū Fujiwara-shi) were a Japanese noble family that ruled the Tōhoku region (the northeast of Honshū) of Japan during the 12th century as their own realm.[1]
Northern Fujiwara 奥州藤原氏 | |
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Home province | Tōhoku region |
Parent house | Fujiwara clan |
Founder | Fujiwara no Kiyohira (清衡) |
Final ruler | Fujiwara no Yasuhira (泰衡) |
Founding year | 1087 |
Dissolution | 1189 |
They succeeded the semi-independent Emishi families of the 11th century who were gradually brought down by the Minamoto clan loyal to the Imperial Court in Kyoto. They ruled over an independent region that derived its wealth from gold mining, horse trading and as middlemen in the trade in luxury items from continental Asian states and from the far northern Emishi and Ainu people. They were able to keep their independence vis-a-vis Kyoto by the strength of their warrior bands until they were ultimately conquered by the Kantō samurai clans led by Minamoto no Yoritomo,[1][2] in the Battle of Ōshū in 1189.[3]