Sugawara no Koreyoshi

• Period: Heian Period
• Occupation: Scholar, Tutor.
• Family: Sugawara no Kiyogimi (father) Sugawara no Michizane (son)
• Birth: 812
• Death: 880

Sugawara no Koreyoshi

Sugawara no Koreyoshi (菅原 是善) was a member of the Sugawara clan living from 812 to 880. He was the son of Sugawara no Kiyogimi and had a son by the name of Sugawara no Michizane.

A scholar in his lifetime, he was also an imperial tutor and professor at the daigaku in Heiankyo. He is one of the compilers of the Montoku jitsuroku.¹

Footnotes

1. Louis Frederic, translated by Kathe Roth (2002) “Japan Encyclopedia”. London: Harvard University Press.

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