was a famed poet, scholar and tutor under the emperors of Shirakawa, Horikawa, and

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. Masafusa was most known by his title of "Acting Middle Counselor". In 1060 AD, Masafusa became mainly known for being the author of the famous work: '' Gōke Shidai''. For the ceremonial and public functions in the eleventh century, this became one of the most valuable sources of historic information. During the year of 1111, Masafusa died at the age of 71. One of his students in the art of war was

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. Masafusa authored a number of texts, including: * (early 12th century) * (mid to late 11th century) * * * * *''Gōdanshō'' (江談抄) *''Rōei gōchū'' (朗詠江註; a commentary to

Fujiwara no Kintō , also known as Shijō-dainagon, was a Japanese poet, admired by his contemporaries "... Fujiwara no Kinto (966–1008), the most admired poet of the day." pg 283 of Donald Keene's ''Seeds in the Heart''. and a court bureaucrat of the Heian pe ...

's ''

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'') *''Honchō shinsenden'' (本朝神仙伝)

Ancestry

His paternal great grandparents were and

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, Masahira himself being a grandson of . Koretoki was a son of and grandson of Ōe no Otondo. Otondo was a son of

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, who was a son of

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.'' Britannica Kokusai Dai-Hyakkajiten'' articles "Ōe no Masafusa", "Ōe no Masahira" and "Ōe no Koretoki", and '' MyPaedia'' article "Abo-shinnō".

References

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