About Abe no Hironiwa
Lived 659 – 732 (aged 72–73). Abe no Hironiwa was a poet.
Abe no Hironiwa (安倍広庭, also written 阿倍広庭) was a Japanese waka and kanshi poet during the Nara period.
Biography Abe no Hironiwa was born in 659. He was the son of .
In the first year of Jinki (724) he oversaw the funerary rites for Ishikawa no Ōnu-hime (石川大蕤比売).
Hironiwa died in 732, on the 22nd day of the second month. At the time of his death he was 74 by Japanese reckoning.
Poetry Two of his kanshi (poems in Classical Chinese) were included in the Kaifūsō, and four of his waka (poetry in Classical Japanese) were included in the Man'yōshū.
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Who was Abe no Hironiwa?
Japanese waka and kanshi poet
When was Abe no Hironiwa born?
Abe no Hironiwa was born in 659.
When did Abe no Hironiwa die?
Abe no Hironiwa died on 22 March 732.
What was Abe no Hironiwa's occupation?
Abe no Hironiwa was a poet.
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