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Ki no Tsurayuki

866 - 945

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Ki no Tsurayuki (紀 貫之; Japanese pronunciation: [kʲiꜜ no | tsɯ.ɾaꜜ.jɯ.kʲi, kʲi no tsɯ.ɾaꜜ.jɯ.kʲi], 872 – June 30, 945) was a Japanese author, poet and court noble of the Heian period. He is best known as the principal compiler of the Kokin Wakashū, also writing its Japanese Preface, and as a possible author of the Tosa Diary, although this was published anonymously. He is well known for his waka poetry and is counted as one of the Thirty-six Poetry Immortals selected by Fujiwara no Kintō; his poetry was included also in the Hyakunin Isshu. As a courtier, he served as Governor of Tosa (930–935), Vice Governor of Kaga (917–923) and Vice Governor of Mino Province (918–923). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ki no Tsurayuki is the 2,547th most popular writer (down from 2,410th in 2019), the 803rd most popular biography from Japan (down from 717th in 2019) and the 52nd most popular Japanese Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Ki no Tsurayuki ranks 2,547 out of 7,302. Before him are Théophile de Viau, Petter Dass, Amélie Nothomb, Kamalaśīla, Giovanni Pascoli, and Chariton. After him are Corrie ten Boom, Alois Jirásek, Ariwara no Narihira, Neil Simon, Dmytro Dontsov, and Nikolay Kostomarov.

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Among people born in 866, Ki no Tsurayuki ranks 3. Before him are Carloman II, and Leo VI the Wise.  Among people deceased in 945, Ki no Tsurayuki ranks 3. Before him are Igor of Kiev, and Hyejong of Goryeo. After him are Krešimir I of Croatia, and Abu Muhammad al-Hasan al-Hamdani.

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In Japan

Among people born in Japan, Ki no Tsurayuki ranks 803 out of 6,245. Before him are Masami Kurumada (1953), Ikki Kita (1883), Iwakura Tomomi (1825), Mitsuo Kato (1953), Prince Munetaka (1242), and Heisuke Hironaka (1931). After him are Hasegawa Tōhaku (1539), Shintaro Katsu (1931), Ariwara no Narihira (825), Yuji Kishioku (1954), Sanae Mishima (1957), and Nobuo Fujishima (1950).

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Among WRITERS In Japan

Among writers born in Japan, Ki no Tsurayuki ranks 52. Before him are Kyōka Izumi (1873), Kakinomoto no Hitomaro (662), Atsushi Nakajima (1909), Yasushi Inoue (1907), Banana Yoshimoto (1964), and Ikki Kita (1883). After him are Ariwara no Narihira (825), Okakura Kakuzō (1862), Ryōkan (1758), Ōtomo no Yakamochi (718), Kamo no Chōmei (1155), and Ennin (793).

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