Murasaki Shikibu

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Heian-period person Japanese writer court lady noblewoman novelist poet

Murasaki Shikibu was a Japanese noblewoman and writer best known as the author of *The Tale of Genji*, often considered the world’s first novel.

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Heian-period person → Japanese writer → court lady → noblewoman → novelist → poet →
burialPlace	Kyoto →
canonicalStatus	classic of Japanese literature →
child	Daini no Sanmi →
clan	Fujiwara clan →
countryOfCitizenship	Japan →
court	Imperial Court of Japan →
culture	Japanese →
dateOfBirth	circa 973 →
dateOfDeath	circa 1014 → circa 1031 →
era	Heian period →
familyName	Fujiwara →
father	Fujiwara no Tametoki →
floruit	early 11th century → late 10th century →
gender	female →
genre	diary literature → monogatari → waka poetry →
influenced	Japanese literature → world literature →
knownFor	authoring The Tale of Genji → being one of the earliest novelists →
languageOfWorkOrName	Classical Japanese → Japanese →
movement	classical Japanese literature →
notableWork	Murasaki Shikibu Collection → Murasaki Shikibu Diary → The Tale of Genji →
occupation	courtier → lady-in-waiting → poet → writer →
placeOfBirth	Heian-kyō → Kyoto →
placeOfDeath	Heian-kyō → Kyoto →
religion	Buddhism →
servedAtCourtOf	Emperor Ichijō → Empress Shōshi →
spouse	Fujiwara no Nobutaka →
workDescribedAs	The Tale of Genji is often considered the world’s first novel →
writingStyle	detailed court life description → psychological characterization →

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
The Tale of Genji →	author
Sei Shōnagon →	contemporaryOf
The Tale of Genji ("Lady Murasaki") →	hasCharacter
Heian period →	significantPerson