was a samurai commander, and later '' chinjufu-shōgun'' (Commander-in-chief of the defense of the North), during Japan's

Nara period The of the history of Japan covers the years from CE 710 to 794. Empress Genmei established the capital of Heijō-kyō (present-day Nara). Except for a five-year period (740–745), when the capital was briefly moved again, it remained the cap ...

. Karitomo's father was Sakanoue no Inukai. In 764, Karitamaro aided in the repression of a revolt by

Fujiwara no Nakamaro , also known as , Brown, Delmer M. (1979). ''Gukanshō,'' p. 274 was a Japanese aristocrat (''kuge''), courtier, and statesman. Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005)"Fujiwara no Nakamaro"in ''Japan Encyclopedia'', p. 207. He was Chancellor (''Daij� ...

. Karitomo's son was Tamuramaro, the first to hold the title '' Sei-i Taishōgun''.Iwao, Seiichi. (2002)
''Dictionnaire historique du Japon'', p. 2329.
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Notes

References

* Iwao, Seiichi. (2002)
''Dictionnaire historique du Japon''
(with Teizō Iyanaga, Susumu Ishii, Shōichirō Yoshida ''et al.''). Paris: Maisonneuve & Larose.
OCLC 51096469
* Papinot, Edmond. (1910). ''Historical and geographical dictionary of Japan''. Tokyo: Librarie Sansaisha.

External links

* Los Angeles County Museum
"Sakanoue no Karitamaro Drawing His Bow" (1880)
woodblock print by

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi Tsukioka Yoshitoshi ( ja, 月岡芳年; also named Taiso Yoshitoshi ; 30 April 1839 – 9 June 1892) was a Japanese printmaker. Nussbaum, Louis Frédéric. (2005)"Tsukoka Kōgyō"in ''Japan Encyclopedia,'' p. 1000. Yoshitoshi h ...

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