Background
Born in 972, he was a son of Tamemitsu and adopted by the latter"s brother Kaneie.
藤原道信
Born in 972, he was a son of Tamemitsu and adopted by the latter"s brother Kaneie.
One of his poems was included in the Ogura Hyakunin Isshu. He produced a private waka collection, the Michinobu-shū. He served as commander of the guard, and although he died young he was considered a brilliant commander.
He died in 994.
Forty-eight of his poems were included in imperial anthologies, and he was listed as one of the Late Classical Thirty-Six Immortals of.