Ono no Azumabito

This article is about a member of the Ono (小野) samurai clan. For the samurai of the Ōno (大野) clan, see Ōno no Azumabito.
In this Japanese name, the family name is Ono.

Ono no Azumabito (小野 東人, died 757) was a samurai and Court official of Japan's Nara period.

He was exiled to Mishima in Izu Province after aiding in the revolt of Fujiwara no Hirotsugu in 740, but was pardoned five years later. He was then made governor of Bizen Province, and an official of the Jibushō, the government department responsible for governing nobles above the fifth rank.

In 757, Azumabito was sentenced and executed for his involvement in a conspiracy organized by Tachibana no Naramaro.[1]

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References

  1. Bender, Ross (2009). "THE SUPPRESSION OF THE TACHIBANA NARAMARO CONSPIRACY" (PDF). Translation of Shoku Nihongi. rossbender.org. Retrieved 2009-11-10.
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