Takatsukasa Kanetada

Takatsukasa Kanetada (鷹司 兼忠) was Chancellor of Japan in the apex of his career.

Biography

Takatsukasa Kanetada was born into the Takatsukasa clan, a branch of the Fujiwara clan, as the son of Takatsukasa Kanehira. He thus may be called Fujiwara Kanetada in old texts.

Titles

His tenure as Chancellor lasted from 1296 to 1298; in that title, he was preceded by Konoe Iemoto and succeeded by Nijō Kanemoto.[DNHS-377]

His tenure as Advisor lasted from 1298 to 1299; in that title, he was preceded by Takatsukasa Kanehira and succeeded by Nijō Kanemoto.[DNHS-377]

Sources

[DNHS-377]: The History of Great Japan (chapter 377) (hyperlink)

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