Fujiwara no Tamesuke

Fujiwara no Tamesuke (c. 920–986) was a mid-Heian court noble of the Kanjūji Fujiwara, eldest son of Fujiwara no Asayori and grandson of the udaijin Sadakata. He became a sixth-rank imperial secretary in 945, then served for years as governor of a series of provinces.

Appointed sangi in 975, he reached senior third rank in 984. In 986 he became provisional middle councillor and deputy viceroy of Dazaifu, but died only months later, aged sixty-seven; he was known as the Kanroji Chūnagon.