Murasaki Shikibu

Murasaki Shikibu , or Shijo , was a Japanese novelist, poet and lady-in-waiting at the Imperial court in the Heian period. She was best known as the author of The Tale of Genji, widely considered to be one of the world's first novels, written in Japanese between about 1000 and 1012.

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Who was born first?

• Murasaki Shikibu was born 3 years before al-Ma'arri
• Murasaki Shikibu was born 10 years after Seongjong
• Murasaki Shikibu was born 10 years after Fulbert of Chartres
• Murasaki Shikibu was born 19 years after Gregory of Narek
• Murasaki Shikibu was born 20 years after Abhinavagupta

Timeline

1. Abhinavaguptacirca AD 950 – circa 1020
2. Gregory of Narek951–1003
3. Fulbert of Chartrescirca AD 960 – April 10, 1028
4. Seongjong960–997
5. Murasaki Shikibu (this page)AD 970s – 12th century
6. al-Ma'arriDecember AD 973 – May 9, 1057

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