Sakanoue no Karitamaro

Sakanoue no Karitamaro (坂上 苅田麿, 727 – February 14, 786) was a samurai commander, and later chinjufu-shōgun (Commander-in-chief of the defense of the North), during Japan's Nara period.

Illustration by Kikuchi Yōsai, from Zenken Kojitsu

In this Japanese name, the surname is Sakanoue.

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 Sei-i Taishōgun.

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)

See also

• Yamato no Aya clan
• Shinsen Shōjiroku