974. Izumi Shikibu, the daughter of Masamune, Governor
of the Province of Echizen, born.
977. Prince Tametaka (future lover of Izumi Shikibu) born.
978. Prince Atsumichi (future lover of Izumi Shikibu) born.
Murasaki Shikibu, daughter of Fujiwara Tametoki, born.
980. Prince Yasuhito (afterwards the Mikado Ichijo) born.
988. Akiko, Michinaga's first daughter, born.
990. Sadako, daughter of Michinaga's eldest brother Michitaka,
comes to the Court, and later becomes Queen to Mikado Ichijo.
991. Sei-Shōnagon comes to Court as one of Queen Sadako's ladies.
994. Prince Atsumichi comes of age and marries the third
daughter of Michitaka.
995. Izumi Shikibu marries Tachibana Michisada.
Prince Atsumichi divorces his first wife.
996. Prince Atsumichi marries again.
997. Murasaki Shikibu goes to Echizen with her father who
has been made Governor of the Province.
Akiko joins the Court.
Izumi Shikibu's first daughter born.
998. Murasaki Shikibu returns to Kiōto.
999. Murasaki Shikibu marries Fujiwara Nobutaka.
1000. Akiko made second queen.
Murasaki Shikibu's daughter born.
1001. Pestilence.
Murasaki Shikibu's husband dies.
Conflagration of the Palace.
1002. Murasaki Shikibu probably began the writing of the
"Genji Monogatari."
Sei-Shōnagon probably began the "Makura-no-Sōshi."
In June, Prince Tametaka (Izumi Shikibu's lover; her
husband, from whom she was divorced, had died earlier)
dies.
Izumi Shikibu begins a liaison with Prince Atsumichi.
1003. Izumi Shikibu goes to live at the South Palace.
1004. Izumi Shikibu leaves Prince Atsumichi's palace, and
marries Fujiwara Yasumasa.
1005. Murasaki Shikibu joins the Court.
Conflagration of the Palace.
Izumi Shikibu goes to the Province of Tango, her husband
having been appointed Governor.
1007. Akiko (second queen) gives birth to Prince Atsusada.
Murasaki Shikibu begins to keep her diary.
1008. Izumi Shikibu returns to become lady-in-waiting at the Court.
1009. Fujiwara Takasué's daughter (author of Sarashina Diary) born.
1017. Fujiwara Takasué appointed Province Governor, goes to
his province with his daughter.
1021. Takasué's daughter returns to Kiōto. Sarashina Diary begun.