Sugawara no Michizane

Politician

0845 – 0903

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Who was Sugawara no Michizane?

Sugawara no Michizane, also known as Kan Shōjō or Kanke, was a scholar, poet, and politician of the Heian Period of Japan. He is regarded as an excellent poet, particularly in Chinese poetry, and is today revered as the god of learning, Tenman-Tenjin.

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Born
0845
Nationality
  • Japan
Died
Mar 26, 0903

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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