Fujiwara no Nagate

Fujiwara no Nagate
藤原永手
Illustration by Kikuchi Yōsai, from "Zenken-Kojitsu" (pub. 1903)
Born714
DiedMarch 11, 771
FamilyFujiwara Hokke
FatherFujiwara no Fusasaki

Fujiwara no Nagate (藤原永手, 714 – March 11, 771) was a Japanese court noble and statesman of the Nara period. He was the second son of the founder of the Hokke House of the Fujiwara clan, the sangi Fujiwara no Fusasaki. He achieved the court rank of Senior First Rank and the position of Minister of the Left, and posthumously of Chancellor of the Realm. He was also known as Nagaoka-Daijin (長岡大臣).