Higekuro

Higekuro

Also Known As: Tamakazura's husband, The Commander (of the Right), the Left Commander, Minister of the Right
Gender: M
Age: 31 or 32 -
First Introduced: Chapter 24 “Butterflies”
Relations: grandson of the (Udaijin) Minister of the Right, cousin of the Suzaku Retired Emperor, brother to Suzaku’s Shōkyōden Consort (the mother of the Heir Apparent), married to Murasaki’s elder half-sister; married to Tamakazura, father (by Tamakazura) of (daughters) The Haven (the elder), the Mistress of Staff (the younger), (sons) The Left Palace Guards Captain, the Right Controller, the Fujiwara Adviser
Rank / Office / Title: The Commander (of the Right), 24, 29, 30, 31; the Left Commander, then Minister of the Right, 35
Other Relevant Information: His traditional reader sobriquet, Higekuro, means “Blackbeard.”