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Saigyō

1118 - 1190

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Saigyō Hōshi (西行 法師; Japanese pronunciation: [saꜜi.ɡʲoː, -ŋʲoː], 1118 – March 23, 1190) was a Japanese poet of the late Heian and early Kamakura period. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Saigyō is the 2,933rd most popular writer (down from 2,261st in 2019), the 894th most popular biography from Japan (down from 682nd in 2019) and the 61st most popular Japanese Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Saigyō ranks 2,933 out of 7,302. Before her are Bernardo Guimarães, Maryana Marrash, T. H. White, Marie Marvingt, Moderata Fonte, and Sebastian Franck. After her are Gottschalk of Orbais, Joe Hill, Antonio de Guevara, Subramania Bharati, Mouloud Feraoun, and David Albahari.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1118, Saigyō ranks 7. Before her are Manuel I Komnenos, Andronikos I Komnenos, Taira no Kiyomori, Ahmad al-Rifaʽi, Ioveta, and Odo II, Duke of Burgundy.  Among people deceased in 1190, Saigyō ranks 12. Before her are Otto II, Margrave of Meissen, Floris III, Count of Holland, Herman IV, Margrave of Baden, Louis III, Landgrave of Thuringia, Anvari, and Maria Komnene, Queen of Hungary. After her are Theodore Balsamon, Dominicus Gundissalinus, and William of Newburgh.

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In Japan

Among people born in Japan, Saigyō ranks 894 out of 6,245. Before her are Akihiro Miwa (1935), Ashikaga Yoshikazu (1407), Wakatsuki Reijirō (1866), Saburō Kurusu (1886), Masakatsu Miyamoto (1938), and Kuniya Daini (1944). After her are Koichi Tanaka (1959), Nobuhito, Prince Takamatsu (1905), Meiko Kaji (1947), Toshiko Yuasa (1909), George Ohsawa (1893), and Arai Hakuseki (1657).

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Among WRITERS In Japan

Among writers born in Japan, Saigyō ranks 61. Before her are Ryōkan (1758), Ōtomo no Yakamochi (718), Kamo no Chōmei (1155), Ennin (793), Shūji Terayama (1935), and Takiji Kobayashi (1903). After her are George Ohsawa (1893), Fumiko Hayashi (1903), Yūko Tsushima (1947), Nobuko Yoshiya (1896), Takuboku Ishikawa (1886), and Fumiko Enchi (1905).

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