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Saigū no Nyōgo

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Japanese poet in Heian period; consort of emperor Murakami

JapanWritersLived 929 to 985 · aged 56
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Princess Kishi was a Japanese Waka poet of the middle Heian period. She is one of only five women numbered as one of the Thirty-six Poetry Immortals. As her name implies, she was a princess of the Imperial Family of Japan.

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Princess Kishi was a Japanese Waka poet of the middle Heian period. She is one of only five women numbered as one of the Thirty-six Poetry Immortals. As her name implies, she was a princess of the Imperial Family of Japan. She was one of Emperor Murakami's consorts, and gave birth to one daughter, Imperial Princess Kishi, and a son. Through her father, Imperial Prince Shigeakira, she was the granddaughter of Emperor Daigo. Prior to becoming a consort she served as Ise Priestess, chief priestess of the Ise Shrine.

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Japan
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Writers
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deceased
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Lived 929 to 985 · aged 56
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12 languages

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