Fujiwara no Otomuro (藤原乙牟漏; [ɸu͍ʑiwaɽa no otomuɽo], 760 – April 28, 790) was a Japanese noblewoman and empress consort of Japan.Ponsonby-Fane, page 62. Her sister was Fujiwara no Moroane.
Fujiwara no Otomuro was a daughter of a noble called Fujiwara no Yoshitsugu;Varley, p. 151; Brown, p. 279. her mother was the granddaughter of general Fujiwara no Umakai, who died in 737.Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Fujiwara no Umakai" in ; Brinkley, Frank et al. (1915).
She married Emperor Kanmu.Religion in Japanese History by Joseph Mitsuo Kitagawa Their children included: Emperor HeizeiVarley, H. Paul. (1980). Jinnō Shōtōki: A Chronicle of Gods and Sovereigns. New York: Columbia University Press. ; OCLC 59145842 Emperor SagaBoroff, Nicholas. (2006). National Geographic Traveler Japan. Washington, D.C.: National Geographic Society.
She also had a daughter, Princess Koshi.
Her daughter-in-law was Lady Tachibana no Kachiko.Adolphson, Mikael S., Edward Kamens and Stacie Matsumoto. (2006). Heian Japan, Centers and Peripheries. Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press. ; OCLC 71542885
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