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Ōtomo No Yakamochi
was a Japanese people, Japanese statesman and ''waka (poetry), waka'' poet in the Nara period. He was one of the ''Man'yō no Go-taika,'' the five great poets of his time, and was part of Fujiwara no Kintō's . Yakamochi was a member of the prestigious Ōtomo clan. Like his grandfather and father before him, Yakamochi was a well-known politician, and by Enryaku rose to the position of , his highest bureaucratic position. Biography Yakamochi was born into the Ōtomo clan (ancient), Ōtomo clan; his grandfather was Ōtomo no Yasumaro and his father was Ōtomo no Tabito. The Ōtomo clan were warriors and bureaucrats in the Yamato period, Yamato Court, and Yakamochi served as a in several provinces. He was the nephew of Ōtomo no Sakanoue no Iratsume, who was also poet and a favorite of Prince Hozumi. When Tabito died in 731, Yakamochi became the head of the Ōtomo family. In 738, he met Udoneri, and in 740 at the behest of Emperor Shōmu went to Dazaifu, Fukuoka, Dazaifu (Ky ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chūnagon
was a counselor of the second rank in the Imperial court of Japan. The role dates from the 7th century. The role was eliminated from the Imperial hierarchy in 701, but it was re-established in 705. This advisory position remained a part of the Imperial court from the 8th century until the Meiji period in the 19th century.Nussbaum, "Chūnagon" at . This became a Taihō Code office in the early feudal Japanese government or ''daijō-kan''. In the ranks of the Imperial bureaucracy, the ''Chūnagon'' came between the ''Dainagon'' (major counselors) and the Shōnagon (minor counselors).Titsingh, Isaac. (1834). Imperial honors included the sometimes creation of a temporary or . The number of ''Chūnagon'' has varied, from three in 705 to four in 756. There were eight in 1015; and in later years, there were up to ten ''Chūnagon'' at one time. Chūnagon in context Any exercise of meaningful powers of court officials in the pre-Meiji period reached its nadir during the years of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ōtomo No Sakanoue No Iratsume
, also known as Lady Ōtomo of Sakanoue, was a Japanese noblewoman and '' waka'' poet of the early-to-mid Nara period, best known for the inclusion of 84 of her poems in the ''Man'yōshū''. She was the aunt of Ōtomo no Yakamochi. Life Ōtomo no Sakanoue no Iratsume was born c. 695 to the powerful and influential Ōtomo clan. A daughter of Ōtomo no Yasumaro and Lady Ishikawa, she was the younger half-sister of Ōtomo no Tabito, Ōtomo no Tanushi, and Ōtomo no Sukunamaro. As is customary for the time period, her personal name is unknown, and her title is taken from Sakanoue, the village in which she resided; ‘Iratsume’ is an archaic moniker for ‘young lady,’ ‘maiden,’ or ‘daughter’. In her early teens, she married Prince Hozumi; after his early death in 715, she would go on to marry Fujiwara no Maro, son of Fujiwara no Fuhito. After the death of her second husband, she married her older half-brother, Ōtomo no Sukunamaro, and would have at least two daughter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 ('' Daijō-daijin'') of the Imperial government during the Nara period. Sansom, George Bailey. (1958). ''A History of Japan to 1334,'' p. 91; excerpt, "He paid particular attention to military matters, and while he was Chancellor, he planned a line of forts at points in the northern provinces of Mutsu and Dewa, which were to be bases of operations against the rebellious aborigines. His project did not succeed ..." Early life Nakamaro was the second son of Fujiwara no Muchimaro, who was the founder of southern branch of the Fujiwara clan. Career Nakamaro was named to progressively important court positions during the reign of Empress Kōken. * Minister of the Right (''udaijin'') * Supreme Military Official (''shibinaishō'') * Vice Minister (' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saeki No Imaemishi
Saeki may refer to: Places * Saeki, Okayama, a former town in Wake District, Okayama, Japan * Saeki District, Hiroshima, a former district in Hiroshima, Japan * Saeki-ku, Hiroshima is one of the eight wards of the city of Hiroshima, Japan Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean off the northeast coast of the Asia, Asian mainland, it is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan and ext ..., a ward of the city of Hiroshima, Japan Other uses * Saeki (surname), a Japanese surname * Saeki people of ancient Japan {{disambiguation, geo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fujiwara No Yoshitsugu
was a Japanese statesman, courtier, and politician of the Nara period. He was the second son of the founder of the Shikike branch of the Fujiwara, Fujiwara no Umakai. His original name was . He was the maternal grandfather of the emperors Emperor Heizei, Heizei and Emperor Saga, Saga. Early life In the year 740, after the death of their father Umakai in 737, Sukunamaro's brother Fujiwara no Hirotsugu led a Fujiwara no Hirotsugu Rebellion, rebellion. Sukunamaro was implicated and exiled to Izu Province. In 742 he was forgiven, and appointed to the position of Ministry of Justice (pre-modern Japan), ''shō-hanji''. In 746, he was promoted from to under the Ritsuryō#Establishment of court rank, court rank system. Afterwards, he moved between a number of positions, including several as a Kokushi (official), regional administrator, but was unable to produce any spectacular results. In addition, the Shikike branch was in steep decline compared to the Nanke (Fujiwara), Nanke and Hok ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shōnagon
was a counselor of the third rank in the Imperial court of Japan. The role dates to the 7th century. This advisory position remained a part of the Imperial court of Japan from the 8th century until the Meiji period in the 19th century.Nussbaum, "Shōnagon" at . This became a Taihō Code office in the early feudal Japanese government or ''daijō-kan''. In the ranks of the Imperial bureaucracy, the ''Shōnagon'' came between the ''Chūnagon'' (middle counselors) and the Sangi (associate counselors).Titsingh, Isaac. (1834). Typically, the office was held by three fifth-rank members of the kuge. These officials were responsible for reading ordinary reports and for making of Imperial travel arrangements. The ''Shōnagon'' are said to help the memories of the principal officers, to put seals to deeds, and carry communications to others within the ''daijō-kan.'' They are both military and civil. Shōnagon in context Any exercise of meaningful powers of court officials in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Etchū Province
was a province of Japan in the area that is today Toyama Prefecture in the Hokuriku region of Japan. Etchū bordered on Noto and Kaga Provinces to the west, Shinano and Hida Provinces to the south, Echigo Province to the east and the Sea of Japan to the north. Its abbreviated form name was . History was an ancient province of Japan and is listed as one of the original provinces in the ''Nihon Shoki''. The region as a whole was sometimes referred to as . In 701 AD, per the reforms of the Taihō Code, Koshi was divided into three separate provinces: Echizen, Etchū, and Echigo. However, in 702 AD, the four western districts of Etchū Province (Kubiki, Kosi, Uonuma and Kambara) were transferred to Echigo Province. Etchū annexed Noto Province in 741 AD, but Noto was separated out again in 757 AD. In 746 AD, the noted poet Ōtomo no Yakamochi became ''Kokushi'', and left many references to the region in the poetic anthology ''Man'yōshū''. The Nara period provincial ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ritsuryō
is the historical Japanese legal system, legal system based on the philosophies of Confucianism and Legalism (Chinese philosophy), Chinese Legalism in Feudal Japan. The political system in accord to Ritsuryō is called "Ritsuryō-sei" (). ''Kyaku'' () are amendments of Ritsuryō, ''Shiki'' () are enactments. Ritsuryō defines both a and an . During the late Asuka period (late 6th century – 710) and Nara period (710–794), the Imperial Court in Kyoto, trying to replicate China's rigorous political system from the Tang dynasty, created and enforced some collections of Ritsuryō. Over the course of centuries, the ''ritsuryō'' state produced more and more information which was carefully archived; however, with the passage of time in the Heian period, ''ritsuryō'' institutions evolved into a political and cultural system without feedback. In 645, the Taika reforms were the first signs of implementation of the system. Major re-statements of Ritsuryō included the following: ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fujiwara No Hirotsugu Rebellion
The was an unsuccessful Nara period rebellion led by in the Japanese archipelago, Japanese islands, in the year 740. Hirotsugu, dissatisfied with the political powers, raised an army in Dazaifu (local government), Dazaifu, Kyushu but was defeated by government forces. Historical source The Fujiwara no Hirotsugu Rebellion is sparsely documented and most of what is known about it, including exact dates, derives from a single historical source, the ''Shoku Nihongi''. Completed in 797, this is one of the imperially commissioned Rikkokushi, Six National Histories and covers the time from 697 to 791. It is a valuable document for historians, though not all dates in it should be considered exact. Background The Fujiwara clan had influenced Japanese politics since its founder, Nakatomi no Kamatari, assisted in a coup d'état in 645, in which the Soga clan was overthrown and shortly thereafter a reform program (Taika Reform) was launched, aimed at reinforcing imperial authority. In the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kyūshū
is the third-largest island of Japan's four main islands and the most southerly of the four largest islands (i.e. excluding Okinawa and the other Ryukyu (''Nansei'') Islands). In the past, it has been known as , and . The historical regional name referred to Kyushu and its surrounding islands. Kyushu has a land area of and a population of 14,311,224 in 2018. In ancient times, there is a theory that Kyushu was home to its own independent dynasty, where a unique, southern-influenced culture and tradition distinct from that of Honshu flourished. In the 8th-century Taihō Code reforms, Dazaifu was established as a special administrative term for the region. Geography The island is mountainous, and Japan's most active volcano, Mount Aso at , is on Kyūshū. There are many other signs of tectonic activity, including numerous areas of hot springs. The most famous of these are in Beppu, on the east shore, and around Mt. Aso in central Kyūshū. The island is separated f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
