Michitsuna no Haha
10th-century Japanese poet
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| Intro | 10th-century Japanese poet | ||||
| A.K.A. | Michitsuna no Haha Udaishō Michitsuna no Haha | ||||
| A.K.A. | Michitsuna no Haha Udaishō Michitsuna no Haha | ||||
| Places | Japan | ||||
| Poet Diarist Writer | |||||
| Work field | Literature | ||||
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| Birth | 1 January 935 | ||||
| Death | 1 January 995 | ||||
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Biography
Michitsuna no Haha (c.935-995) was a Heian period writer in Japan. Her true name is unknown to history. The term Michitsuna no Haha literally translates to Michitsuna's mother. She is a member of the Thirty-six Medieval Poetry Immortals (中古三十六歌仙, chūko sanjurokkasen).
She wrote the Kagerō Nikki, a classic of Japanese literature, about her troubled marriage to Fujiwara no Kaneie who served as Sesshō and Kampaku.
Descendants
- Michitsuna (道綱) (955–1020)