Murasaki Shikibu

Murasaki Shikibu

female, 1036 years old
Murasaki Shikibu was a Japanese novelist, poet, and a maid of honor of the imperial court during the Heian period. She was born about 978 in Kyoto,...
Fujiwara No Michinaga

Fujiwara No Michinaga

male, deceased (1027)
Fujiwara no Michinaga represents the highpoint of the Fujiwara regents' control over the government of Japan. Michinaga exerted de facto reign over...
Fujiwara No Teika

Fujiwara No Teika

male, deceased (1241)
Fujiwara no Teika, also known as Fujiwara no Sadaie or Sada-ie, (1162-September 26 1241) was a Japanese waka poet, critic, calligrapher, novelist,...
Fujiwara No Kamatari

Fujiwara No Kamatari

male, deceased (669)
Fujiwara no Kamatari was the founder of the Fujiwara clan in Japan. His birth clan was the Nakatomi. He was the son of Nakatomi no Mikeko, and his...
Fujiwara No Yorimichi

Fujiwara No Yorimichi

male, deceased (1074)
"'"' (990-1074), son of Fujiwara no Michinaga, was a Japanese Court noble. He succeeded his father to the position of Sessho in 1017, and then went...
Fujiwara No Tadamichi

Fujiwara No Tadamichi

deceased (1164)
Fujiwara no Tadamichi was the eldest son of the Japanese regent ("Kampaku") Fujiwara no Tadazane and a member of the politically powerful Fujiwara...
Fujiwara No Fuhito

Fujiwara No Fuhito

male, deceased (720)
Fujiwara no Fuhito was a powerful member of the imperial court of Japan during the Asuka and Nara periods. Second son of Fujiwara no Kamatari (or,...
Fujiwara No Yorinaga

Fujiwara No Yorinaga

male, deceased (1156)
Fujiwara no Yorinaga of the Fujiwara clan held the position of Imperial Palace Minister of the Left. Born 1120, Yorinaga ascended quickly through...
Fumimaro Konoe

Fumimaro Konoe

male, deceased (1945)
Prince Fumimaro Konoe ("sometimes Konoye", October 12 1891–December 16 1945) was a Japanese politician and the 34th (June 4 1937–January 5 1939...
Fujiwara No Kaneie

Fujiwara No Kaneie

deceased (990)
third son of Fujiwara no Morosuke, was a kugyo of the Heian period who served as Sessho and Kampaku, regent positions.