Fujiwara no Maro
Fujiwara no Maro (藤原 麻呂?, 695 – August 17, 737) was a Japanese statesman, courtier, and politician during the Nara period.[1]
Career
Maro was a minister (sakyō no dayū) during the reign of Emperor Shōmu.[2]
- 737 (Tenpyō 9, 7th month): Maro died at age 43.[3] A smallpox epidemic caused the deaths of Maro and his three brothers.[4]
Genealogy
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]
His mother was Ioe no Iratsume, former wife of Emperor Temmu.
Among his children was Fujiwara no Hamanari.
Notes
- ^ a b Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Fujiwara no Umakai" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 205 at Google Books; Brinkley, Frank et al. (1915). A History of the Japanese People from the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era, p. 203. at Google Books
- ^ Titsingh, Isaac. (1834). Annales des empereurs du japon, p. 70 at Google Books; see "Fousiwara-no Maro", pre-Hepburn romanization
- ^ Titsingh,p. 69 at Google Books
- ^ Brinkley, p. 190. at Google Books
- ^ Brinkley, 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."
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- In the 13th century, the main line of the Fujiwara family split into five families or houses: the Kujō, Nijō and Ichijō (descendants of Kanezane); and also the Konoe and Takatsukasa (descendants of Motozane).
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737 |
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