Background
Fujiwara no Hidesato was born about 940.
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Fujiwara no Hidesato was born about 940.
Fujiwara no Hidesato was called Toda Tawara and appointed Orydshi (official dispatched to provinces by the Imperial Court to control bandits and outcasts). When Masakado Taira rose in revolt in 940, Hidesato assisted Sadamori Taira in attacking and destroying Masakado. In recognition of eritorious service, he was appointed of Shimotsuke (Tochigi Prefecture) and commanded the garrison force there.