caption native_name_lang death_date religion birth_name children opponents image_size article_title parents native_name birth_date order known_for notable_works image spouse name
an illustration of fujiwara no kamatari by kikuchi yōsai jpn 669 11 14 yes shinto nakatomi no kamatari jōei , Ōhara no Ōtoji , mimi no toji , fujiwara no fuhito , hikami no Ōtoji soga clan 250 fujiwara no kamatari
 nakatomi no mikeko , 藤原 鎌足 614 naidaijin daishokkan founder reform of 645 with naka no Ōe -lrb- later emperor of tenji -rrb- the fujiwara clan , launched the taika poems in the man ` yōshū and kakyō hyōshiki fujiwara-kamatari . jpg kagami no Ōkimi fujiwara no kamatari
fujiwara no kamatari

fujiwara no kamatari -lrb- 藤原 鎌足 , 614 -- november 14 , 669 -rrb- was a japanese statesman , courtier and politician during the asuka period -lrb- 538 -- 710 -rrb- .
kamatari was born to the nakatomi clan and became the founder of the fujiwara clan .
he , along with the mononobe clan , was a supporter of shinto and fought the introduction of buddhism to japan .
the soga clan , defenders of buddhism in the asuka period , defeated kamatari and the mononobe clan and buddhism became the dominant religion of the imperial court .
kamatari , along with prince naka no Ōe , later emperor tenji -lrb- 626 -- 672 -rrb- , launched the taika reform of 645 , which centralized and strengthened the central government .
just before his death he received the honorific of taishōkan -lrb- or daishokukan -rrb- and the surname `` fujiwara '' from the emperor tenji , thus establishing the fujiwara clan .
