Michitsuna No Haha (c. 936–995)
Michitsuna No Haha (c. 936–995)
Japanese diarist and poet. Name variations: Michitsuna no haha is Japanese for "Michitsuna's mother" (her personal name is not known).Born c. 936 in Japan; died 995; dau. of a provincial governor; m. Fujiwara Kaneie (became regent [986], then chancellor [989], died 990; his descendants by his principle wife [not Michitsuna no haha] would be de facto rulers of Japan); children: Fujiwara Michitsuna (955–1020).
One of the most important writers of the Heian period in Japan, wrote journal Kagero nikki (The Kagero Diary, trans. into English as The Gossamer Journal or The Gossamer Years), a classic which documents her troubled marriage and life in the Japanese court; following husband's death, possibly become a Buddhist nun.
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