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The date of Seimei's birth is contested.  At least two sources claim he was born in 894, but others claim 921 as the date of his birth.

The date of Seimei's birth is contested.  At least two sources claim he was born in 894, but others claim 921 as the date of his birth.

When Seimei was still young, he was taken as a student by [[Kamo no Tadayuki]] and inducted into the ways of Onmyodo.  Tadayuki also had a son, [[Kamo no Yasunori|Yasunori]], who was famous for his knowledge of astronomy (''Tenmongaku''),<ref>The [[Onmyo Ryo]], or Bureau of Yin Yang, was in charge of divinations and portents as well as arranging the calendar.</ref> Yasunori taught both Seimei and his own son, [[Kamo no Mitsuyoshi|Mitsuyoshi]], teaching Seimei the way of astrology and divination while teaching his own son the art of calendar-making.  Supposedly, his reasoning was that astrology, being so important, should be taught to the more capable of the two.  Regardless, there was a break and the Abe<ref>Later the Tsuchimikado branch of the Abe.</ref> were given charge of astronomy and divination while the Kamo family took on the duties of the calendar, which was seen as the lesser task.<ref>Oddly enough, in China, precedence was usually reversed, with the calendar being considered much more important than the astronomy and divination.</ref>

When Seimei was still young, he was taken as a student by [[Kamo no Tadayuki]] and inducted into the ways of Onmyodo.  Tadayuki also had a son, [[Kamo no Yasunori|Yasunori]], who was famous for his knowledge of astronomy (''Tenmongaku''),<ref>The [[Onmyo-ryo|Onmyô-ryô]], or Bureau of Yin Yang, was in charge of divinations and portents as well as arranging the calendar.</ref> Yasunori taught both Seimei and his own son, [[Kamo no Mitsuyoshi|Mitsuyoshi]], teaching Seimei the way of astrology and divination while teaching his own son the art of calendar-making.  Supposedly, his reasoning was that astrology, being so important, should be taught to the more capable of the two.  Regardless, there was a break and the Abe<ref>Later the Tsuchimikado branch of the Abe.</ref> were given charge of astronomy and divination while the Kamo family took on the duties of the calendar, which was seen as the lesser task.<ref>Oddly enough, in China, precedence was usually reversed, with the calendar being considered much more important than the astronomy and divination.</ref>

Despite this story, the 11th century chronicle ''Eiga Monogatari'' mentions Seimei and "Koei" (Mitsuyoshi) as two of the greatest diviners of their day, although there does appear to be a rivalry between the two families.

Despite this story, the 11th century chronicle ''Eiga Monogatari'' mentions Seimei and "Koei" (Mitsuyoshi) as two of the greatest diviners of their day, although there does appear to be a rivalry between the two families.