Fujiwara no Mototsune

Senior First Rank
Fujiwara no Mototsune
藤原 基経
Mototsune by Kikuchi Yōsai
Born836
DiedFebruary 25, 891(891-02-25) (aged 54–55)
FamilyFujiwara Hokke
FatherFujiwara no Yoshifusa

Fujiwara no Mototsune (藤原 基経; 836 – February 25, 891), also known as Horikawa Daijin (堀川大臣), was a Japanese statesman, courtier and aristocrat of the early Heian period. He was the first kampaku, a regent of an adult emperor, in Japanese history.