was a Japanese scholar and diplomat of the

Asuka period The was a period in the history of Japan lasting from 538 to 710 (or 592 to 645), although its beginning could be said to overlap with the preceding Kofun period. The Yamato polity evolved greatly during the Asuka period, which is named after t ...

. The Takamuko clan are descended from

Cao Pi Cao Pi () ( – 29 June 226), courtesy name Zihuan, was the first emperor of the state of Cao Wei in the Three Kingdoms period of China. He was the second son of Cao Cao, a warlord who lived in the late Eastern Han dynasty, but the eldest son ...

. Karumauro traveled to China with

Ono no Imoko was a Japanese politician and diplomat in the late 6th and early 7th century, during the Asuka period. Ono was appointed by Empress Suiko as an official envoy ( Kenzuishi) to the Sui court in 607 (Imperial embassies to China), and he delivere ...

as ''kenzuishi'' representing

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in 608.Nussbaum, "Kentōshi" at He remained in China for thirty-two years.Nussbaum, "Takamuko no Kuromaro (No Genri)" at Following his return in 640, he was awarded the title ''Kuni no hakase'' (国博士, "National Scholar"). Karumauro helped write the

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in 645. He was sent again as an ambassador to China ('' kentōshi''). Takamuko died upon his arrival in

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in 654.

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References

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

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*Sansom, George (1961). ''A History of Japan: 1334–1615''. Stanford, California: Stanford University Press. 654 deaths Kuge Year of birth unknown Japanese ambassadors to the Tang dynasty {{Japan-bio-stub