Ki no Tsurayuki

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Ki no Tsurayuki 紀 貫之
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)
Children	Ki no Tokibumi Ki no Naishi and 1 other daughter
Parent	Ki no Mochiyuki (father)

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).