was a Japanese statesman, courtier, and politician during the Nara period.Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Fujiwara no Umakai" in ; Brinkley, Frank. (1915). Maro established the Kyōke branch of the Fujiwara clan.
Career Maro was a minister (sakyō no dayū) during the reign of Emperor Shōmu.Titsingh, Isaac. (1834). ; see "Fousiwara-no Maro", pre-Hepburn romanization 737 (Tenpyō 9, 7th month): Maro died at age 43.Titsingh, The 735–737 Japanese smallpox epidemic caused the death of Maro and all three of his brothers, all in the same year.Brinkley,
Genealogy This member of the Fujiwara clan was the son of Fujiwara no Fuhito. Maro had three brothers: Fusasaki, Muchimaro and Umakai. The four brothers are known for having established the "four houses" of the Fujiwara.Brinkley, ; excerpt, "Muchimaro's home, being in the south (nan) of the capital, was called Nan-ke; Fusazaki's, being in the north (hoku), was termed Hoku-ke; Umakai's was spoken of as Shiki-ke, since he presided over the Department of Ceremonies (shiki), and Maro's went by the name of Kyō-ke, this term also having reference to his office."
Father: Fujiwara no Fuhito (藤原不比等, 659–720) Mother: Ioe-no-iratsume (五百重娘, ?–?), former wife of Emperor Tenmu. Wife: Lady from the Taima clan (当麻氏) Daughter: Fujiwara no Momoyoshi (藤原百能, 720–782) Wife: name unknown, daughter of Inaba no Kimame (稲葉気豆) 1st son: Fujiwara no Hamanari (藤原浜成, 724–790) Children with unknown mother: Son: Fujiwara no Tsunatora (藤原綱執) Son: Fujiwara no Katsuhito (藤原勝人) Possible wife: Ōtomo no Sakanoue-no-iratsume (大伴坂上郎女), daughter of Ōtomo no Yasumaro (大伴安麻呂).
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References Brinkley, Frank and Dairoku Kikuchi. (1915). A History of the Japanese People from the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era. New York: Encyclopædia Britannica. OCLC 413099 Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric and Käthe Roth. (2005). Japan encyclopedia. Cambridge: Harvard University Press. ; OCLC 58053128 Titsingh, Isaac. (1834). Annales des empereurs du Japon (Nihon Odai Ichiran). Paris: Royal Asiatic Society, Oriental Translation Fund of Great Britain and Ireland. OCLC 5850691
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