# Tenjin — WHE Definition Discussion

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**Created:** [May 8, 2017, 6:58am UTC](https://community.worldhistory.org/t/tenjin-whe-definition-discussion/4300 "2017-05-08T06:58:44Z")\
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**Post date:** [May 8, 2017, 6:58am UTC](https://community.worldhistory.org/t/tenjin-whe-definition-discussion/4300/1 "2017-05-08T06:58:44Z")

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Sugawara no Michizane, aka Tenman Tenjin (845-903), was a scholar, poet, and high-level administrator in the Japanese court during the Heian Period. Badly treated and exiled, he would gain a spectacular revenge on his political rivals from beyond the grave when he was deified following a series of disasters thought to be a product of Tenjin's anger. He became the patron god of scholarship and education, and a shrine was built in his honour at Kyoto, the then capital.

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_This is a companion discussion topic for the original content at [https://www.worldhistory.org/Tenjin/](https://www.worldhistory.org/Tenjin/)._

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**Author:** ![markzcartwright](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/community.worldhistory.org/markzcartwright/32/35_2.png) [@markzcartwright](https://community.worldhistory.org/u/markzcartwright)\
**Post date:** [July 28, 2026, 11:28pm UTC](https://community.worldhistory.org/t/tenjin-whe-definition-discussion/4300/2 "2026-07-28T23:28:59Z")

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