Heian period
The is the last division of classical Japanese history, running from 794 to 1185. It followed the Nara period, beginning when the 50th emperor, Emperor Kammu, moved the capital of Japan to Heian-kyō (modern Kyoto). means in Japanese. It is a ...
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Biography
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Nihon Koten Bungaku Daijiten
Nihon Koten Bungaku Daijiten (Japanese: 日本古典文学大辞典) is a reference work about Japanese literature published by Iwanami Shoten circa 1983-1985.
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Daijisen
The is a general-purpose Japanese dictionary published by Shogakukan in 1995 and 1998. It was designed as an "all-in-one" dictionary for native speakers of Japanese, especially high school and university students.
History
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Shogakukan
is a Japanese publisher of comics, magazines, light novels, dictionaries, literature, non-fiction, home media, and other media in Japan.
Shogakukan founded Shueisha, which also founded Hakusensha. These are three separate companies, but ...
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He was a grandson 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 ...
through his father,
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 ...
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Sonpi Bunmyaku
is a Japanese genealogical text. Originally written by in the late 14th century, it was either 15 or 16 volumes in length. This was followed by re-edited editions eventually bringing the text to thirty volumes in length. The full title is 新編 ...
'' refers to him as Prince Abo's grandson, but the dates do not match up, so the and other works are probably correct in calling him Prince Abo's son.
The ''
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Ariwara no Yukihira
was a Japanese Heian period courtier and bureaucrat, who held a number of positions over the course of his life. At one time or another, he was governor of the provinces of Harima, Bizen, Shinano, and Bitchū. He also served as , , and ins ...
Ōe no Chisato
was a Japanese ''waka (poetry), waka'' poet and Confucianism, Confucian scholar''MyPedia'' article "Ōe no Chisato". 2007. Hitachi Systems & Services. of the late ninth and early tenth centuries. His exact birth and death dates are unknown''Brita ...
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Names
His clan name was initially written as 大枝, but was changed to 大江 in 866.
He is occasionally called by the honorific name .