Konoe Iezane

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Konoe Iezane (近衛 家実, 1179 – January 19, 1243), son of Motomichi, was a court noble (Kugyō) of the early Kamakura period. His sons include: Takatsukasa Kanehira, Konoe Iemichi (近衛家通, 1204-1224) and Konoe Kanetsune.

In 1206 when

• 1206 (Ken'ei 1, 3rd month): Iezane becomes regent for the emperor.^[1]
• 1206 (Ken'ei 1, 12th month): Iezane ceases to function as sesshō; and instead, he becomes
  kampaku (chancellor).^[1]
• 1221 (Jōkyū 3, 4th month): Iezane loses his position as kampaku; and Kujō Michiie takes on the role of regent.^[2]
• 1221 (Jōkyū 3, 7th month): The sesshō Michiie is replaced by Iezane.^[3]
• 1221 (Jōkyū 3): In the winter of this year, Iezane is named
  Daijō Daijin.^[4]
• 1223 (Jōō 2, 10th month): Iezane ceases to be sesshō; and his title is changed to kampaku.^[4]
• 1227 (
  empress consort). She was somewhat older than the emperor, but he loved her madly.^[5]
• 1241 (Ninji 2, 11th month): Iezane ordains as a Buddhist monk, taking the Dharma name Enshin (円心).

He died the following year.

Family

• Father: Konoe Motomichi
• Mother: Daughter of Minamoto no Akinobu
• Concubine: Daughter of Fujiwara Kishinobu
  • 1st Son:
    Konoe Iemichi
    (近衛家通; 1204-1224)
  • 3rd Son: Konoe Kanetsune (近衛兼経;1210-1259)
  • 1st Daughter: Konoe Nagako (近衛長子; 1218–1275), married Emperor Go-Horikawa
• Concubine: Daughter of Fujiwara no Tadayuki
  • 4th Son: Takatsukasa Kanehira (鷹司兼平;1228-1294)
  • 6th Son: Jizen (慈禅; 1231-1276)
• Concubine: Daughter of Fujiwara no Tadayuki
  • 7th Son: Matsudata (増忠; 1233-1298)
  • 8th Son: Seikane (聖兼; 1241-1293)
• Concubine: Daughter of Usa Hiromichi
  • 9th Son: Satomi (聖実)
• Unknown Concubine
  • 2nd Son: Konoe Ietsuke (近衛家輔; 1208?-1221)
  • 5th Son: Jitsusei (実静; 1230–?)
  • 10th Son: another son

Notes

1. ^ ^{a b} Titsingh, Isaac. (1834). Annales des empereurs du japon, p. 228.
2. ^ Titsingh, p. 236.
3. ^ Titsingh, p. 238.
4. ^ ^{a b} Titsingh, p. 239.
5. ^ Titsingh, p. 240.

References

• Oriental Translation Fund of Great Britain and Ireland
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