

Named by the game's script · Start screen character · DNA in the game files
Motofusa Matsudono
Also “Fujiwara Motofusa”
Matsudono Family on 1178.10.1
Motofusa Matsudono is a historical character of Crusader Kings III (also named Fujiwara Motofusa): a man of Yamato culture of the Mahayana faith of the house Matsudono, born 1145.1.1, died 1231.2.1. On the start dates: 1178 — Matsudono Family (1 county). Playable on the bookmark Rise of the Bushi (1178.10.1, rated Advanced). The game's script names him by ID in 2 places. History ID japanese_fujiwara_511. Patch 1.20.1.2, from game/history/characters/japanese.txt.
This section as JSON: /raw/historical-characters.json
Quick answers (3)
- What is Motofusa Matsudono's character ID in CK3?
- History ID japanese_fujiwara_511 — console: hello_history japanese_fujiwara_511.
- Can you play as Motofusa Matsudono in CK3?
- Yes: Rise of the Bushi, 1178.10.1 (the game rates it Advanced).
- Which CK3 start dates is Motofusa Matsudono alive on?
- 1178.10.1 (age 33).
Playable · Rise of the Bushi · 1178.10.1 · Advanced (the game's rating)
Notionally serving as regents, the Fujiwara family governed Japan from the shadows for centuries, dominating the bureaucracy of the capital and marrying into the Yamato dynasty.
Where the game names him
Every place in the game's script (common/ and events/, test and debug files left out) that names Motofusa Matsudono by ID — character:japanese_fujiwara_511 — with the lines as written.
On actions (script run on game events) 1
on_game_start_after_lobby
- 7019: character:japanese_fujiwara_511 ?= { is_alive = yes }
- 7021: character:japanese_fujiwara_511 = { trigger_event = tgp_genpei_character.3000 }
game/common/on_action/game_start.txt
Scripted effects 1
save_genpei_scopes_effect
- 8: character:japanese_fujiwara_511 ?= { save_scope_as = motofusa_fujiwara }
game/events/dlc/tgp/tgp_genpei_character_events.txt
On the start dates
What history/titles gives Motofusa Matsudono on each start date he is alive on: titles, the realm counting vassals, liege and court.
1178 1178.10.1
Age 33
2 titles, 1 county in the realm counting vassals
- Matsudono Family
- Oki
Vassal of Kiyomori Taira (1118–1181) (Japan)
Married to Noriko Sanjō (1145–1190), Yukiko Sanjō (1147–1190), Tadako Kasannoin (1151–1200), Yasuko Tokudaiji (1158–1230)
Traits and skills
4Diplomacy
3Martial
5Stewardship
4Intrigue
3Learning
–Prowess
Base skills as written in the character's history (– = not set: the game rolls it). In the game, traits, education and age add to them.
Family
From history/characters (father, mother, add_spouse). Names with a link have a page of their own.
Parents 2
- Tadamichi Fujiwara (father, 1097–1164)
- Toshiko Minamoto (mother, 1118–1167)
Spouses 4
- Noriko Sanjō (from 1162.1.1, 1145–1190)
- Yukiko Sanjō (from 1165.1.1, 1147–1190)
- Tadako Kasannoin (from 1171.1.1, 1151–1200)
- Yasuko Tokudaiji (from 1177.1.1, 1158–1230)
Children 6
- Takatada Matsudono (1163–1245)
- Iefusa Matsudono (1167–1196)
- Koreko Matsudono (1167–1207)
- Moroie Matsudono (1172–1238)
- Gyōi Matsudono (1177–1217)
- Kanehiro Matsudono (1178–1196)
Brothers and sisters 10
- Eshin Fujiwara (half, 1114–1171)
- Kakuchū Fujiwara (half, 1118–1177)
- Kiyoko Fujiwara (half, 1122–1179)
- Motozane Fujiwara (half, 1143–1166)
- Muneko Fujiwara (half, 1146–1173)
- Kanezane Kujō (half, 1149–1207)
- Takatada Fujiwara (half, 1150–1180)
- Shin'en Fujiwara (1153–1224)
- Kanefusa Fujiwara (half, 1153–1217)
- Jien Fujiwara (half, 1155–1225)
Family and house
From game/history/characters/japanese.txt, history id japanese_fujiwara_511, and the files that name him, Crusader Kings III 1.20.1.2.





