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Murasaki Shikibu

Japanese novelist and poet (c.973–c.1014)

7 dated entries naming Murasaki Shikibu, drawn from 7 separate years between 973 CE and 1010 CE. Nothing here is written by us: each line is the sentence a Wikipedia year article used, and the link beside it opens the exact revision.

Also written as Lady Murasaki in the source articles; Wikipedia redirects those to the same subject, so their entries are on this page.

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10th century

  • 973Murasaki Shikibu, Japanese poet and lady-in-waiting (or 978)source
  • 978Murasaki Shikibu, Japanese poet and lady-in-waiting (or 973)source
  • 1000Murasaki Shikibu starts to write The Tale of Genji.source

11th century

  • 1007January 29 – Ranking ceremony of Murasaki Shikibu – as a renowned writer and lady-in-waiting, tutor of Empress Shōshi, she is elevated to the highest position in the palace below the empress.source
  • 1008November 13 – Kamo Special Festival: The poet Murasaki Shikibu is given her name from a famous court poet, Fujiwara no Kinto; this year she probably starts to write The Diary of Lady Murasaki.source
  • 1009Murasaki Shikibu teaches the Chinese written language to Empress Shoshi in secret because this is usually a male accomplishment.source
  • 1010Lady Murasaki writes The Tale of Genji in Japanese (approximate date).source

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