In this *anese name, the surname is Fujiwara.

Fujiwara no Nakamaro (藤原 仲麻呂, 706 – October 21, 764), also known as Emi no Oshikatsu (恵美 押勝), was a *anese aristocrat (kuge), courtier, and statesman. He was Chancellor (Daijō-daijin) of the Imperial government during the Nara period.

Contents

• 1 Early life
• 2 Career
  • 2.1 Rebellion
• 3 Notes
• 4 References
• 5 See also

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 (jundaijin)

Opposition led by Tachibana no Naramaro and others was put down in 757.

In 758, Nakamaro was given the *le and role of "Grand Guardian" (taihō); and his name was changed to Emi No Oshikatsu. The power to mint copper coins was granted to Oshikatsu in 758.

Nakamaro became Prime Minister (taishi) during the reign of Emperor Junnin. He acted to secure the northern border with the Ainu, but his plans did not succeed.

Plans for a military campaign in Korea were started, but it was abandoned.

His plans were opposed by some of his cousins in the Fujiwara clan.

Rebellion

Further information: Fujiwara no Nakamaro Rebellion

In 764, Nakamaro was a trusted supporter of the emperor Junnin; and he was at odds with former-Empress Kōken and her close *ociate, the monk Dōkyō. In the struggle between the factions headed by Junnin and Kōken, Nakamaro was captured and killed. His wife and children were also killed. Soon after, Junnin was deposed; and Kōken reclaimed the monarch's role for another five years.

Notes

References

• Bauer, Mikael. The History of the Fujiwara House. Kent, UK: Renaissance Books, 2020; ISBN:1912961180;
• Brown, Delmer M. and Ichirō Ishida, eds. (1979). Gukanshō: The Future and the Past. Berkeley: University of California Press. ISBN:978-0-520-03460-0; OCLC 251325323
• Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric and Käthe Roth. (2005). *an encyclopedia. Cambridge: Harvard University Press. ISBN:978-0-674-01753-5a; OCLC 58053128
• Plutschow Herbert E. (1983). Historical Nara: with illustrations and guide maps. Tokyo: *an Times. ISBN:9784789002264
• Sansom, George Bailey. (1958). A History of *an to 1334. Stanford: Stanford University Press. ISBN:0-8047-0523-2

See also

• Tōshi Kaden, a bibliographic clan record

Notes

• In the 13th century, the main line of the Fujiwara family split into "Five regent houses": the Kujō, Nijō and Ichijō (descendants of Kanezane); and also the Konoe and Takatsukasa (descendants of Motozane). To view the complete family tree, visit Fujiwara family tree.

Muromachi period

• Tokudaiji Sanetoki
• Ashikaga Yoshimitsu
• Koga Tomomichi
• Sanjō Sanefuyu
• Tokudaiji Kintoshi
• Nijō Mochimoto
• Ichijō Kaneyoshi
• Koga Kiyomichi
• Saionji Kinna
• Nijō Mochimichi
• Konoe Fusatsugu
• Koga Michihiro
• Takatsukasa Masahira
• Konoe Masaie

Sengoku period

• Ichijō Fuyuyoshi
• Tokudaiji Saneatsu
• Konoe Hisamichi
• Kazan'in Masanaga
• Sanjō Saneka
• Konoe Taneie
• Takatsukasa Tadafuyu?
• Ichijō Fusamichi?
• Nijō Haruyoshi?

Azuchi–Momoyama period

• Nijō Haruyoshi?
• Oda Nobunaga?
• Konoe Sakihisa
• Toyotomi Hideyoshi

Edo period

• Tokugawa Ieyasu1
• Tokugawa Hidetada1
• Konoe Motohiro
• Konoe Iehiro
• Konoe Iehisa
• Ichijō Kaneka
• Konoe Uchisaki
• Kujō Naozane
• Tokugawa Ienari1
• Takatsukasa Masamichi

Meiji period

• Sanjō Sanetomi

1: official court *les for samurai (buke-kan'i).