About Fujiwara no Tameie
Lived 1198 – 1275 (aged 76–77). Fujiwara no Tameie was a Japanese waka poet and writer.
was a Japanese poet and compiler of Imperial anthologies of poems.
Tameie was the second son of poet Teika and married Abutsu-ni. He was the central figure in a circle of Japanese poets after the Jōkyū War in 1221. His three sons were Nijō Tameuji, Kyōgoku Tamenori and Reizei Tamesuke. They each established rival families of poets—the Nijō, the Kyōgoku and the Reizei.
Starting in 1250, Tameie was among those who held the ritsuryō office of . In 1256, he abandoned public life to become a Buddhist monk, taking the name Minbukyō-nyūdō. 2002 —
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Who was Fujiwara no Tameie?
poet and court noble
When was Fujiwara no Tameie born?
Fujiwara no Tameie was born in 1198.
When did Fujiwara no Tameie die?
Fujiwara no Tameie died on 27 May 1275.
What was Fujiwara no Tameie's occupation?
Fujiwara no Tameie was a waka poet and writer.
What nationality was Fujiwara no Tameie?
Fujiwara no Tameie was Japanese.
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