Fujiwara no Takafusa

Fujiwara no Takafusa (795–852) was an early Heian court noble of the Northern House of the Fujiwara, third son of Councillor Fujiwara no Fujitsugu. In 827 he took junior fifth rank and went to Mino as vice-governor, where firm yet flexible rule and his exposure of plots left the province free of bandits.

He later governed several provinces, advancing only slowly and reaching senior fifth rank in 850. He died as governor of Echizen in 852, aged fifty-eight.