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.Titsingh, Isaac. (1834). He was the father of

Tachibana no Naramaro was a Japanese aristocrat (''kuge''), courtier, and statesman of the Nara period. He was the son of ''sadaijin'' Tachibana no Moroe and the second head of the Tachibana clan. He attained the court rank of and the position of '' sangi'', and pos ...

. * 738 (''

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10, 1st month''): Moroe was created

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(Minister of the Right) in the Imperial court. * 740 (''Tenpyō 12''): Moroe put down a

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. * 742 (''Tenpyō 14''): The emperor sent Moroe to Ise to convey his appreciation to the

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.Titsingh, * 743 (''Tenpyō 15''): Moroe was elevated to a rank almost equal to

Sadaijin The ''Kenkyusha's New Japanese-English Dictionary'', Kenkyusha Limited, was a government position in Japan in the late Nara and Heian periods. The position was consolidated in the Taihō Code of 702. The Asuka Kiyomihara Code of 689 marks the ini ...

(Minister of the Left). * 756 (''

Tenpyō-shōhō was a after '' Tenpyō-kanpō'' and before ''Tenpyō-hōji.'' This period spanned the years from July 749 through August 757. The reigning emperor was . Change of era * 749 : The new era name of Tenpyō-shōhō (meaning "Heavenly Peace and V ...

8, 2nd month''):

is informed that Sadaijin Moroe is contemplating revolt, but she refuses to credit the rumor; nevertheless, Moroe resigns. * 757 (''

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1''): Moroe dies at age 74; and his rank is posthumously raised by the empress.Titsingh, Moroe was a poet whose work is included in the

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Family

*Father: Prince Minu (美努王) *Mother: Agata Inukai no Michiyo *Wife: Fujiwara no Tabino (藤原多比能), daughter of

Fujiwara no Fuhito Fujiwara no Fuhito (藤原不比等: 659 – 13 September 720) was a powerful member of the Imperial Court in Kyoto, imperial court of Japan during the Asuka period, Asuka and Nara periods. Second son of Fujiwara no Kamatari (or, according ...

**Son:

*Unknown Concubine **Daughter: Lady Teruyoru (照夜の前), married Fujiwara no Hosei

Notes

References

* Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric and Käthe Roth. (2005)
''Japan encyclopedia.''
Cambridge:

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* Titsingh, Isaac. (1834)
''Annales des empereurs du Japon''
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