Fujiwara no Muchimaro

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Fujiwara no Muchimaro (藤原武智麻呂, Fujiwara no Muchimaro^? 680-737) was a Japanese politician of the Asuka and Nara periods. The eldest son of Fujiwara no Fuhito, founder of Fujiwara clan, he founded Nanke, a kuge (court noble) family. His mother was Soga no Shōsi, daughter of Soga no Murajiko. He married a granddaughter of Abe no Miushi, with whom he had two sons Fujiwara no Toyonari and Fujiwara no Nakamaro. Among his daughters were consorts of Emperor Shomu and Fujiwara no Fusasaki.

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• 藤原武智麻呂 (Japanese). Japanese Wikipedia. Retrieved on 2007-09-22.
• 水垣 久. 藤原武智麻呂 (Japanese). Retrieved on 2007-09-22.