Fujiwara no Akitsuna

Fujiwara no Akitsuna (藤原 顕綱; dates uncertain, ? – ) was a Japanese nobleman and waka poet of the Heian period. Life Fujiwara no Akitsuna was a son of , a member of the Michitsuna lineage (道綱流) of the Northern Branch of the Fujiwara clan. His mother was , a daughter of Fujiwara no Masatoki (藤原順時), the governor of Kaga Province. The year of his birth is uncertain. He was the adoptive father of Arisuke (有佐), a son of Emperor Go-Sanjō. His other children included Michitsune (道経), the governor of Izumi Province, Kenshi (ja), the wet nurse of Emperor Horikawa, and Nagako, the author of the . He was also related by marriage to and Fujiwara no Akisue. During the Kanji era (1087–1094) he became the governor of Sanuki Province, earning him the nickname Sanuki no Nyūdō (讃岐入道). He served in positions such as governor of Tanba Province and governor of Izumi Province, and by the end of his career was of Senior Fourth Rank, Lower Grade.