Princess Kagami (鏡王女 ''Kagami-no-ōkimi'') was a Japanese princess and ''
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'' poet of the
Asuka period
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.
Biography
It is unknown when the poet known as Princess Kagami was born.
's ''
Man'yōshū Kogi'' (万葉集古義) speculates that she was the elder sister of
Princess Nukata. She exchanged ''
sōmonka'' with
Fujiwara no Kamatari
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, and the ''
Kōfukuji Engi'' (興福寺縁起) records that she was his wife.
She died in 683.
Poetry
Poems 92, 93, 489, 1419, and 1607 in the ''
Man'yōshū
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'' are attributed to her.
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7th-century Japanese poets
7th-century Japanese women writers
Man'yō poets
Japanese women poets
Japanese princesses