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Fujiwara no Teika

Type Figure Region Japan Time 1162–1241 Also known as Meishō、Fujiwara no Ason Sadaie

Fujiwara no Teika (1162–1241) was a late-Heian to early-Kamakura poet and waka critic, son of Fujiwara no Shunzei.

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  1. 1162–1189Kyoto · KyotoStudying under his father Fujiwara no Shunzei and inheriting the yūgen poetic style, he emerged in the poetry world from the 1180s, participating in court poetry gatherings and, with his father, being regarded as a representative of the Nijō school.
  2. 1190–1221Kyoto · KyotoActive in the 1190s at poetry gatherings hosted by Emperor Go-Toba, he was ordered in 1201 to compile the Shinkokinshū, establishing a model of poetic style; he wrote critical texts such as the preface to the Kokinshū and compiled the Ogura Hyakunin Isshu, setting standards for later waka anthologies.
  3. 1221–1241Kyoto · KyotoAfter the Jōkyū War he withdrew from politics, continuing poetry gatherings and writing; his diary Meigetsuki records in detail the poetry world and affairs of the time. He died in 1241, and his waka achievements became a model for later generations.

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