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Sugawara no Michizane
(0845–0903)
Poet
Japan
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Sugawara no Michizane was a poet from Japan.
Quick Facts About Sugawara no Michizane
- Born
- August 1, 0845
- Died
- March 26, 0903
- Nationality
- Japan
- Profession
- Poet
- Known for
- Nihon Sandai Jitsuroku, Kanke Bunsō, Ruijū Kokushi
- Spouse
- Shimada no Nobukiko
About Sugawara no Michizane
Sugawara no Michizane , or Kankō , was a scholar, poet, and politician of the Heian period of Japan. He is regarded as an excellent poet, particularly in waka and kanshi poetry, and is today revered in Shinto as the god of learning, Tenman-Tenjin . In the famed poem anthology Hyakunin Isshu, he is known as Kanke (菅家), and in kabuki drama he is known as Kan Shōjō (菅丞相). Along with Taira no Masakado and Emperor Sutoku, he is often called one of the "Three Great Onryō of Japan".
Biography source: Wikipedia
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