Background
Fujiwara no Muneyuki was born in 1175. He was the son of Yukitaka.
藤原宗行
Fujiwara no Muneyuki was born in 1175. He was the son of Yukitaka.
Served ex-Emperors Gotoba and Tsucnimikado, Was favored by ex-Emperor Gotoba. Well versed in poetry and classic literature, he lectured to ex-Emperor Gotoba. After the civil war of the Jokyu Era (1221) between the ex-Emperor Gotoba and the Shogunate, He participated in Gotoba’s secret plot to overthrow the Shoprunate. Captured by Shogunate forces and put to death in Suruga (Shizuoka Prefecture).
He became the son-in-law of Muneyori.