Fujiwara no Maro (藤原 麻呂, 695 – August 17, 737) was a Japanese statesman, courtier, and politician during the Nara period.[1] Maro established the Kyōke branch of the Fujiwara clan.

Fujiwara no Maro
Fujiwara no Muchimaro and Fujiwara no Maro, from Zenken Kojitsu
Native name藤原 麻呂
Other namesBanri (万里)
Born695
Died17 August 737
NationalityJapanese
Spouse(s)Many
IssueFujiwara no Momoyoshi
Fujiwara no Hamanari
Fujiwara no Tsunatori
Fujiwara no Katsuhito
FatherFujiwara no Fuhito
MotherIoe no Iratsume
Notes
Relatives
Fujiwara no Fusasaki (brother)
Fujiwara no Muchimaro (brother)
Fujiwara no Miyako (brother)
Fujiwara no Nagako (brother)
Fujiwara no Umakai (brother)
Empress Kōmyō (sister)
Fujiwara no Tabino (brother)

Career

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Maro was a minister (sakyō no dayū) during the reign of Emperor Shōmu.[2]

Genealogy

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This member of the Fujiwara clan was the son of Fujiwara no Fuhito.[1] Maro had three brothers: Fusasaki, Muchimaro and Umakai. These four brothers are known for having established the "four houses" of the Fujiwara.[5]

  • Father: Fujiwara no Fuhito (藤原不比等, 659–720)
  • Mother: Ioe-no-iratsume (五百重娘, ?–?), former wife of Emperor Tenmu.
    • Wife: Lady from the Taima clan (当麻氏)
      • Daughter: Fujiwara no Momoyoshi (藤原百能, 720–782)
    • Wife: name unknown, daughter of Inaba no Kimame (稲葉気豆)
    • Children with unknown mother:
      • Son: Fujiwara no Tsunatora (藤原綱執)
      • Son: Fujiwara no Katsuhito (藤原勝人)
    • Possible wife: Ōtomo no Sakanoue-no-iratsume (大伴坂上郎女), daughter of Ōtomo no Yasumaro (大伴安麻呂).

Notes

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  1. ^ a b Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Fujiwara no Umakai" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 205, p. 205, at Google Books; Brinkley, Frank. (1915). A History of the Japanese People from the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era, p. 203., p. 203, at Google Books
  2. ^ Titsingh, Isaac. (1834). Annales des empereurs du japon, p. 70, p. 70, at Google Books; see "Fousiwara-no Maro", pre-Hepburn romanization
  3. ^ Titsingh,p. 69, p. 69, at Google Books
  4. ^ Brinkley, p. 190., p. 190, at Google Books
  5. ^ Brinkley, p. 203., p. 203, at Google Books; excerpt, "Muchimaro's home, being in the south (nan) of the capital, was called Nan-ke; Fusazaki's, being in the north (hoku), was termed Hoku-ke; Umakai's was spoken of as Shiki-ke, since he presided over the Department of Ceremonies (shiki), and Maro's went by the name of Kyō-ke, this term also having reference to his office."

References

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  • Brinkley, Frank and Dairoku Kikuchi. (1915). A History of the Japanese People from the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era. New York: Encyclopædia Britannica. OCLC 413099
  • Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric and Käthe Roth. (2005). Japan encyclopedia. Cambridge: Harvard University Press. ISBN 978-0-674-01753-5; OCLC 58053128
  • Titsingh, Isaac. (1834). Annales des empereurs du Japon (Nihon Odai Ichiran). Paris: Royal Asiatic Society, Oriental Translation Fund of Great Britain and Ireland. OCLC 5850691
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  • 水垣 久. 藤原麻呂 (in Japanese). Retrieved 2007-09-22.