Fujiwara no Maro

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Fujiwara no Maro
Fujiwara no Muchimaro and Fujiwara no Maro, from Zenken Kojitsu
Native name	藤原麻呂
Other names	Banri (万里)
Born	695
Died	17 August 737
Nationality	Japanese
Spouse	Many
Issue	Fujiwara no Momoyoshi Fujiwara no Hamanari Fujiwara no Tsunatori Fujiwara no Katsuhito
Father	Fujiwara no Fuhito
Mother	Ioe 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)

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.

Career
Genealogy
Notes
References
External links

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] The 735–737 Japanese smallpox epidemic caused the death of Maro and all three of his brothers, all in the same year.^[4]

Genealogy

This member of the Fujiwara clan was the son of Fujiwara no Fuhito.^[1] Maro had three brothers: Fusasaki, Muchimaro and Umakai. The 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)
  - 1st son: Fujiwara no Hamanari (藤原浜成, 724–790)
- 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

1 2 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
↑ Titsingh, Isaac. (1834). Annales des empereurs du japon, p. 70 , p. 70, at Google Books; see "Fousiwara-no Maro", pre-Hepburn romanization
↑ Titsingh, p. 69 , p. 69, at Google Books
↑ Brinkley, p. 190. , p. 190, at Google Books
↑ 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

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

External links

水垣久. 藤原麻呂 (in Japanese). Retrieved 2007-09-22.

Fujiwara family tree

Kamatari ^[1]
614–669

Fuhito ^[2]
659–720

NANKE branch

HOKKE branch

SHIKIKE branch

KYŌKE branch

Muchimaro ^[2]
680–737

Fusasaki ^[2]
681–737

Umakai ^[2]
694–737

Maro ^[2]
695–737

Toyonari ^[3]
704–766

Nakamaro ^[3]
706–764

Otomaro ^[4]

Nagate ^[5]
714–771

Matate ^[4]
715–766

Uona ^[6]
721–783

Kaedemaro ^[7]
723–776

Yoshitsugu ^[8]
716–777

Tamaro ^[9]
722–783

Momokawa ^[10]
732–779

Hamanari ^[11]
724–790

Tsuginawa ^[12]
727–796

Korekimi ^[13]
727–789

Uchimaro ^[14]
756–812

Sonohito ^[12]
756–819

Otsugu ^[12]
774–843

Fuyutsugu ^[15]
775–826

Nagara ^[1]
802–826

Yoshifusa ^[1]
804–872

Yoshiyo ^[16]
823–900

Mototsune ^[17]
836–891

Tokihira ^[18]^[12]
871–909

Tadahira ^[12]
880–949

Saneyori ^[12]
900–970

Morosuke ^[12]
909–960

Yoritada ^[19]
924–989

Koretada ^[12]
924–972

Yoritada ^[12]^[20]
925–977

Kaneie ^[12]^[19]
929–990

Michitaka ^[21]^[22]
953–995

Michikane ^[22]
961–995

Michinaga ^[23]
966–1028

Yorimichi ^[24]^[25]
992–1074

Norimichi ^[26]
996–1075

Morozane ^[27]
1042–1101

Moromichi ^[28]
1062–1099

Tadazane ^[29]
1075–1162

Tadamichi ^[30]
1097–1164

Yorinaga ^[31]
1120–1156

Konoe
Family

Matsudono
Family

Kujō
Family

Konoe Motozane ^[32]
1143–1166

Matsudono Motofusa ^[33]
1144?–1231

Kujō Kanezane ^[30]
1149–1207

Konoe Motomichi ^[16]^[34]
1160–1233

Matsudono Moroie ^[33]
1172–1238

Kujō Yoshitsune ^[35]
1169–1206

Konoe Iezane ^[34]
1179–1242

Kujō Michiie ^[35]
1193–1252

Takatsukasa
Family

Nijō
Family

Ichijō
Family

Konoe Kanetsune ^[36]
1210–1259

Takatsukasa Kanehira ^[37]
1228–1294

Kujō Norizane ^[38]
1211–1235

Nijō Yoshizane ^[39]
1216–1271

Ichijō Sanetsune ^[40]
1223–1284

Notes

In the 13th century, the main line of the Fujiwara family split into "Five regent houses": the Kujō, Nijō and Ichijō (descendants of Kanezane); and also the Konoe and Takatsukasa (descendants of Motozane). To view the complete family tree, visit Fujiwara family tree.

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