Minamoto no Tōru

Japanese poet and statesman
Person human Q1284268
Minamoto no Tōru
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Minamoto no Tōru

Summary

Minamoto no Tōru is a human[1]. He was born on +0822-00-00T00:00:00Z[2]. He died on +0895-09-17T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as a poet[4]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (26 views/month, #7,275 of 1,000,298).[5]

Key Facts

  • Minamoto no Tōru was born on +0822-00-00T00:00:00Z[2].
  • Minamoto no Tōru died on +0895-09-17T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Minamoto no Tōru's father was Emperor Saga[6].
  • Minamoto no Tōru's mother was Ōhara no Zenji[7].
  • Among Minamoto no Tōru's spouses was Daughter of Fujiwara no Sōkei[8].
  • A child of Minamoto no Tōru was Minamoto no Tatau[9].
  • A child of Minamoto no Tōru was Minamoto no Noboru[10].
  • Minamoto no Tōru held citizenship in Japan[11].
  • Minamoto no Tōru worked as a poet[4].
  • Minamoto no Tōru's image is recorded as Minamoto no Tohru.jpg[12].
  • Minamoto no Tōru is recorded as male[13].
  • Minamoto no Tōru's instance of is recorded as human[14].
  • Minamoto no Tōru's ISNI is recorded as 0000000380156728[15].
  • Minamoto no Tōru's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 258767042[16].
  • Minamoto no Tōru's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 16560422h[17].
  • Minamoto no Tōru's IdRef ID is recorded as 162331541[18].
  • Minamoto no Tōru's NDL Authority ID is recorded as 00622846[19].
  • Minamoto no Tōru's Commons category is recorded as Minamoto no Tōru[20].
  • Minamoto no Tōru's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/027bj1l[21].
  • Minamoto no Tōru's family name is recorded as Minamoto[22].
  • Minamoto no Tōru's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Minamoto no Tōru[23].
  • Minamoto no Tōru's relative is recorded as Ninmyō[24].
  • Minamoto no Tōru's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Japanese[25].
  • Minamoto no Tōru's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': '源融'}[26].
  • Minamoto no Tōru's name in kana is recorded as みなもと とおる[27].

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Origins and Family

Minamoto no Tōru was born on +0822-00-00T00:00:00Z[2]. His father was Emperor Saga[6]. His mother was Ōhara no Zenji[7].

Career and Affiliations

Minamoto no Tōru worked as a poet[4].

Personal Life

Minamoto no Tōru was married to Daughter of Fujiwara no Sōkei[8]. Children include Minamoto no Tatau[9], 0845–0915[28] and Minamoto no Noboru[10], 0848–0918[29].

Death and Burial

Minamoto no Tōru died on +0895-09-17T00:00:00Z[3].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Minamoto no Tōru include Taiyū-ji Temple[30], a Buddhist temple[31], in Japan[32], founded in 0821[33].

Why It Matters

Minamoto no Tōru ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (26 views/month, #7,275 of 1,000,298).[5] He has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34] He is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]

Entities named for him include Taiyū-ji Temple[30], a Buddhist temple[31], in Japan[32], founded in 0821[33].

FAQs

Who were Minamoto no Tōru's parents?

Minamoto no Tōru's father was Emperor Saga[6]. Minamoto no Tōru's mother was Ōhara no Zenji[7].

Who was Minamoto no Tōru married to?

Minamoto no Tōru's spouses include Daughter of Fujiwara no Sōkei[8].

What did Minamoto no Tōru do for work?

Minamoto no Tōru worked as poet[4].

References

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  2. [13] . wikidata.org.
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  11. [15] . general catalog of BnF. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [16] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [18] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  17. [2] . wikidata.org.
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  19. [21] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . geocity1.com. geocity1.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Japan Search. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [30] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [5] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [34] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [35] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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