Fujiwara no Kanezane

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Fujiwara no Kanezane by Kikuchi Yōsai

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Kanezane organised the compilation of the Kitano Tenjin Engi, the history of the Kitano Shrine.

In April 1186 he became regent[1] and in 1189 was appointed Chief Minister.

A descendant of Fujiwara no Michinaga's line, he was the son of Fujiwara no Tadamichi, and his brother, Jien was the author of the historical work Gukanshō.

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In 1202 he ordained as a Buddhist monk under Hōnen and took on the Dharma name Enshō (円証).

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