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Ki no Tsurayuki 紀 貫之 | |
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 Ki no Tsurayuki by Kikuchi Yōsai | |
| Governor of Tosa Province | |
| In office 930–935 | |
| Monarch | Suzaku |
| Vice Governor of Kaga Province | |
| In office 917–923 | |
| Monarch | Daigo |
| Vice Governor of Mino Province | |
| In office 918–923 | |
| Monarch | Daigo |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 872 |
| Died | June 30, 945 (aged 72-73) |
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Ki no Tsurayuki (紀 貫之, 872 – June 30, 945) was a Japanese author, poet and court noble of the Heian period. He is best known as the principal compiler of the Kokin Wakashū, also writing its Japanese Preface, and as a possible author of the Tosa Diary, although this was published anonymously. He is well known for his waka poetry and is counted as one of the Thirty-six Poetry Immortals selected by Fujiwara no Kintō; his poetry was included also in the Hyakunin Isshu. As a courtier, he served as Governor of Tosa (930–935), Vice Governor of Kaga (917–923) and Vice Governor of Mino Province (918–923).