Fujiwara no Kurajimaro explained

Fujiwara no Kurajimaro
Birth Date:	734
Death Date:	August 5, 775
Nationality:	Japanese
Parents:	Fujiwara no Umakai (father)

was a Japanese statesman, courtier and politician during the Nara period.^[1]

Career at court

He was a minister during the reign of Empress Shōtoku. He held positions of hyōbu-kyō (chief military officer) and sangi (associate counselor).^[1]

Shōtoku placed her imperial bodyguards under the command of Kurajimaro.^[2]

In 764, Kurajimaro was a leader of forces opposing Fujiwara no Nakamaro, also known as Emi no Oshikatsu.^[3] Nakamaro and others unsuccessfully plotted with Emperor Junnin against retired Empress Kōken and the monk Dōkyō resulting in a military confrontation known as Fujiwara no Nakamaro Rebellion.

After stability was restored, Kurajimaro was placed in charge of the party escorting Emperor Junnin to Awaji province.^[4]

Genealogy

Kurajimaro was the ninth son of Fujiwara no Umakai.

References

• Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric and Käthe Roth. (2005). Japan encyclopedia. Cambridge: Harvard University Press. ; 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

Notes and References

1. Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Fujiwara no Kurajimaro" in .
2. Hall, John Whitney. (1993).
3. Nussbaum, ; Titsingh, Isaac. (1834).
4. Ponsonby-Fane. (1959). The Imperial House of Japan, p. 173.