Minamoto no Akikane
- Period: Kamakura Period
- Occupation: Writer
- Family: Minamoto Clan
- Birth: 1160AD
- Death: 1215AD
Minamoto no Akikane
Minamoto no Akikane (源顕兼) was the writer and author of the Kojidan, a several volume collection of historical anecdotes. He was born in 1160 and died in 1215.1
Footnotes
1. Louis Frederic, translated by Kathe Roth (2002) “Japan Encyclopedia”. London: Harvard University Press.
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