was a Japanese

Japanese people

The are an ethnic group originating in the Japanese archipelago and are the predominant ethnic group of Japan. Worldwide, approximately 130 million people are of Japanese descent; of these, approximately 127 million are residents of Japan. People of Japanese ancestry who live in other countries...

 statesman, courtier and politician during the Heian period

Heian period

The is the last division of classical Japanese history, running from 794 to 1185. The period is named after the capital city of Heian-kyō, or modern Kyōto. It is the period in Japanese history when Buddhism, Taoism and other Chinese influences were at their height...

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Genealogy

This member of the Fujiwara clan was the sixth son of Fujiwara no Fuyutsugu. Among Yoshikada's brothers were Fujiwara no Yoshifusa

Fujiwara no Yoshifusa

, also known as Somedono no Daijin or Shirakawa-dono, was a Japanese statesman, courtier and politician during the Heian period.When Yoshifusa's grandson was enthroned as Emperor Seiwa, Yoshifusa was assumed the role of regent for the young monarch...

, Fujiwara no Nagayoshi

Fujiwara no Nagayoshi

, also known as Nagayoshi, was a Japanese poet and a court bureaucrat of the Heian period. He was the son of Fujiwara no Tomoyasu. His sister was the mother of Fujiwara no Michitsuna. She was a writer of the famous diary, Kagerō Nikki . His another sister was a mother of Sugawara no Takasue no...

 and Fujiwara no Yoshisuke

Fujiwara no Yoshisuke

was a Japanese statesman, courtier and politician during the Heian period.-Career at court:He was a minister during the reign of Emperor Montoku.* 857 : Yoshisuke was made udaijin....

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Descendants of Yoshikado include Fujiwara no Toshimoto, Fujiwara no Kanesuke

Fujiwara no Kanesuke

Fujiwara no Kanesuke was a middle Heian waka poet and Japanese nobleman. He is designated as a member of the Thirty-six Poetry Immortals and one of his poems is included in the famous anthology Hyakunin Isshu...

, Fujiwara no Masatada

Fujiwara no Masatada

was a Japanese poet. He was the first son of Fujiwara no Kanesuke, among the Thirty-six Poetry Immortals and the grandfather of Murasaki Shikibu. Kiyotada was his younger brother. He married a daughter of Fujiwara no Sadakata; their children include Tametoki, the father of Murasaki. He was also...

, Fujiwara no Tametoki

Fujiwara no Tametoki

was a Japanese poet, scholar of Chinese and the father of Murasaki Shikibu . He served as the governor of Echizen Province, during which time he had a daughter Murasaki in 970 or 973....

 and Murasaki Shikibu

Murasaki Shikibu

Murasaki Shikibu was a Japanese novelist, poet and lady-in-waiting at the Imperial court during the Heian period. She is best known as the author of The Tale of Genji, written in Japanese between about 1000 and 1012...

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Yoshikada is considered the ancestor of the Uesugi clan

Uesugi clan

The was a Japanese samurai clan, descended from the Fujiwara clan and particularly notable for their power in the Muromachi and Sengoku periods ....

, the Ii clan

Ii clan

The ' is a Japanese clan which originates in Tōtōmi Province. It was a retainer clan of the Imagawa family, and then switched sides to the Matsudaira clan of Mikawa Province. A famed 16th century clan member, Ii Naomasa, served as one of Tokugawa Ieyasu's generals, and received the fief of Hikone...

, and the Nichiren clan.