Sakanoue no Karitamaro
Illustration by Kikuchi Yōsai, from Zenken Kojitsu
In this Japanese name, the family name is Sakanoue.
Sakanoue no Karitamaro (坂上 苅田麿, 727 – February 14, 786) was a samurai commander, and later Chinjufu Shogun (Commander-in-chief of the defense of the North), during Japan's Nara period.
Karitomo's father was Sakanoue no Inukai.
In 764, Karitamaro aided in the repression of a revolt by Fujiwara no Nakamaro.
Karitomo's son was Tamuramaro, the first to hold the title Seii-tai-Shōgun.[1]
Notes
- ↑ Iwao, Seiichi. (2002). Dictionnaire historique du Japon, p. 2329.
References
- Iwao, Seiichi. (2002). Dictionnaire historique du Japon (with Teizō Iyanaga, Susumu Ishii, Shōichirō Yoshida et al.). Paris: Maisonneuve & Larose. ISBN 978-2-7068-1632-1; OCLC 51096469
- Papinot, Edmond. (1910). Historical and geographical dictionary of Japan. Tokyo: Librarie Sansaisha. OCLC 5435325
External links
- Los Angeles County Museum: "Sakanoue no Karitamaro Drawing His Bow" (1880), woodblock print by Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (1839–1892)
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