Matsudono Moroie
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Matsudono Moroie (松殿 師家, July 12, 1172 – November 11, 1238), third son of Matsudono Motofusa, was a kugyō (high-ranking Japanese official) from the late Heian period to the early Kamakura period. Regent Fujiwara no Tadataka and Buddhist monks Gyōi and are his stepbrothers.
Though he was not first-born, in 1179 at age of 8 he was promoted to gon-chūnagon, one of Daijō-kan due to the political tension between Emperor Go-Shirakawa and Taira no Kiyomori. However, this caused backlash from Kiyomori, leading to the in the same year.
In 1232, he ordained as a Buddhist monk and took the Dharma name Daishin (大心).
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- 1172 births
- 1238 deaths
- Fujiwara clan
- Matsudono family
- People of Heian-period Japan
- People of Kamakura-period Japan
- Kamakura period Buddhist monks
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