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Fujiwara Fuhito

Japanese statesman
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Born:
659, Japan
Died:
Sept. 9, 720, Japan (aged 61)
House / Dynasty:
Fujiwara family
Notable Family Members:
father Fujiwara Kamatari
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Fujiwara Fuhito (born 659, Japan—died Sept. 9, 720, Japan) was a Japanese statesman whose descendants formed the four houses of the Fujiwara family that dominated Japan between 857 and 1160. Fuhito was the son of the famous Nakatomi Kamatari (614–669), who was granted the new surname Fujiwara as a reward for having helped plan the coup d’etat that brought the emperor Tenji to the throne. Because of his father’s prestige, Fuhito was given high court rank. In 701 Fuhito headed the committee that drafted the Taihō code. Consisting of 11 volumes of general laws and 6 volumes of criminal laws, ...(100 of 188 words)

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