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Agata Inukai no Michiyo

665 – 733

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Waka poetLady-in-waiting
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About Agata Inukai no Michiyo

Lived 665 – 733 (aged 67–68). Agata Inukai no Michiyo was a Japanese waka poet and lady-in-waiting.

(665? – February 4, 733), or , was a court lady of early Nara period and mother of Empress Kōmyō. She served in the courts of emperor Temmu and emperor Shomu.

Her first husband was an imperial prince, , They had a daughter named Kōmyōshi, who was Fuhito's third daughter. Many of Michiyo's descendants also married Fuhito's descendants. It's unknown if Fuhito's fourth daughter, Tahino, the principal wife of Tachibana no Moroe is also Lady Tachibana's daughter. Their daughter later wed Emperor Shomu, and became Empress Komyo. Before the birth of her first child, she had become the wet nurse of later Emperor Monmu, and was highly trusted by his mother Empress Genmei and paternal grandmother Empress Jitō. Using her influence, she later made Fuhito's first daughter Miyako, by Kamonohime, a consort of Emperor Monmu. When Miyako and Emperor Monmu's child Emperor Shōmu had grown up, he took his younger half-aunt Fujiwara no Kōmyōshi as empress; together they had a daughter, Empress Kōken, and a son Prince Motoi. His other consorts are all descendants of Michiyo and/or Fuhito. Using this kind of excessive inbreeding method, Michiyo and Fuhito had ensured their genes rooted in the Imperial house of Japan.

She was also a noted poet, with one of her poems included in the Man'yoshu.

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Important facts

Born
665
Birth century
Occupation
Waka poet, lady-in-waiting
Nationality
Positions held
Naishi-no-kami
Also known as
Agata no Inukai no Tachibana no Michiyo, Tachibana no Michiyo, Lady Tachibana, Agatainukai-no-Tachimana no Michiyo

Family & relationships

Spouse
Fujiwara no Fuhito
Child
Empress Kōmyō
Child
Tachibana no Moroe

People in Agata Inukai no Michiyo's life

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Contemporaries

People whose lives overlapped Agata Inukai no Michiyo's

Frequently asked questions

Who was Agata Inukai no Michiyo?

poet

When was Agata Inukai no Michiyo born?

Agata Inukai no Michiyo was born in 665.

When did Agata Inukai no Michiyo die?

Agata Inukai no Michiyo died on 4 February 733.

What was Agata Inukai no Michiyo's occupation?

Agata Inukai no Michiyo was a waka poet and lady-in-waiting.

What nationality was Agata Inukai no Michiyo?

Agata Inukai no Michiyo was Japanese.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Agata Inukai no Michiyo

· Wikidata: Q11582685

· DBpedia: Agata no Inukai no Michiyo

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