About Kume no Wakame
Lived 650 – 780. Kume no Wakame was a Japanese poet and writer.
was a Japanese muraji and mother of Fujiwara no Momokawa, whose daughter became the Empress (posthumously) of Emperor Heizei, the 51st emperor of Japan. She married Fujiwara no Umakai, who died in the smallpox epidemic of 737, five years after Momokawa was born.
In the third month of Tenpyō 11 (739), she had an affair with Isonokami no Otomaro and was exiled to Shimōsa Province. This caused a scandal which caused Isonokami to lose his standing and influence. In the sixth month of Tenpyō 12 (740), she was summoned to Kyoto, offered amnesty, and appointed to the rank of within the imperial court. She eventually moved up to the rank of before she died in the sixth month of Hōki 11 (780).
Between 733 and 741, she exchanged poetry with Atsumi no Ōkimi under the name . These can be found in volume eight of the Man'yōshū.
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Who was Kume no Wakame?
poet
When was Kume no Wakame born?
Kume no Wakame was born in 650.
When did Kume no Wakame die?
Kume no Wakame died on 30 July 780.
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Kume no Wakame was a poet and writer.
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Kume no Wakame was Japanese.
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