Ariwara clan

Ariwara clan
在原氏
Ariwara clan; 在原氏
Parent house	Imperial family
Founding year	Kōnin (810-824)

The Ariwara clan (在原氏, Ariwara-uji; also known as the Arihara clan) was a Japanese noble family of imperial descent.

Name

The name of the clan can also be read in Arihara.

History

The clan was initially formed during the Kōnin era (810–824) in the reign of Emperor Saga when the two sons of former Imperial Prince Takaoka (廃太子高岳親王, hai-taishi Takaoka-shinnō), Yoshifuchi and Yasusada, were granted the name "Ariwara." In 826, following a request by Takaoka's brother Prince Abo (阿保親王, Abo-shinnō), the latter's sons Yukihira, Narihira, Morihira (守平) and Nakahira (仲平) were also given this name. The descendants of Narihira, a great waka poet, continued to flourish. However, the clan remained politically obscure due to pressure from the powerful Fujiwara clan.

Family tree

References

1 2 3 4 5 MyPaedia article "Ariwara-uji". Hitachi.
1 2 Britannica Kokusai Dai-Hyakkajiten article "Ariwara-uji". Britannica.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 (生没年不詳)
↑ 従兄妹である、Shigeharu’s wifeで、Sadahira’s mother。
↑ (生年不詳 - 887没)
↑ 清和天皇の更衣。
↑ (生没年不詳)高階茂範の養子。
↑ 大和物語の作者と目されている中で、一番有力。
↑ (生没年不詳)藤原清貫の母。
↑ 藤原国経の養子。
↑ (生没年不詳)藤原国経、のち藤原時平の室。

[MyPaedia-1] 1 2 3 4 5 MyPaedia article "Ariwara-uji". Hitachi.

[Britannica-2] 1 2 Britannica Kokusai Dai-Hyakkajiten article "Ariwara-uji". Britannica.

[生没年不詳-3] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 (生没年不詳)

[4] 従兄妹である、Shigeharu’s wifeで、Sadahira’s mother。

[5] (生年不詳 - 887没)

[6] 清和天皇の更衣。

[7] (生没年不詳)高階茂範の養子。

[8] 大和物語の作者と目されている中で、一番有力。

[9] (生没年不詳)藤原清貫の母。

[10] 藤原国経の養子。

[11] (生没年不詳)藤原国経、のち藤原時平の室。