was a poet, scholar and tutor under the emperors of Shirakawa, Horikawa, and Toba. 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. Gosannen kassen

One of his students in the art of war was

Minamoto no Yoshiie , also known as and his title , was a Minamoto clan samurai of the late Heian period, and '' Chinjufu-shōgun'' (Commander-in-chief of the defense of the North). The first son of Minamoto no Yoriyoshi, he proved himself in battle with the Ab ...

. 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 ...

's ''

Wakan rōeishū The is an anthology of Chinese poems (Jp. ''kanshi ''漢詩) and 31-syllable Japanese waka (Jp. ''tanka'' 短歌) for singing to fixed melodies (the melodies are now extinct). The text was compiled by Fujiwara no Kintō ca. 1013. It contains 5 ...

'') *''Honchō shinsenden'' (本朝神仙伝)

Ancestry

His paternal great grandparents were and

Akazome Emon was a Japanese '' waka'' poet and early historian who lived in the mid-Heian period. She is a member both of the and the Thirty-Six Immortal Women Poets. Biography Akazome Emon's year of birth is unknown, but she was likely born between Te ...

, Masahira himself being a grandson of . Koretoki was a son of and grandson of

Ōe no Otondo was a Japanese courtier, Confucian scholar and '' kanshi'' poet of the early Heian period. Biography Otondo was born in 811.''Nihon Koten Bungaku Daijiten'' article "Ōe no Otondo" (pp. 419-420, author: ).'' Britannica Kokusai Dai-Hyakkaji ...

. Otondo was a son of

Prince Abo was a Japanese Imperial Household of Japan, imperial prince of the early Heian period. Biography He was born in 792''Britannica Kokusai Dai-Hyakkajiten'' article "Abo-shinnō". Britannica.''MyPaedia'' article "Abo-shinnō". Hitachi.''Daijisen ...

, who was a son of

Emperor Heizei , also known as ''Heijō-tennō'', was the 51st emperor of Japan, Emperor Heizei, Yamamomo Imperial Mausoleum, Imperial Household Agency according to the traditional order of succession. Heizei's reign lasted from 806 to 809. Traditional nar ...

.'' 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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