Takatsukasa Kanehira

Takatsukasa Kanehira (鷹司 兼平, 1228 – 1294), fourth son of Konoe Iezane, was a court noble (kugyo) and regent of the Kamakura period of Japan, and founding father of the Takatsukasa family.

[1] His sons include Kanetada and Mototada.

After holding some high-ranking positions in the court, in 1252 he was appointed Sessho and became the head of the Fujiwara clan.

Additionally, he features in the memoir of Lady Nijo, a high-ranking court woman who was forced to have a sexual relationship with him.

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