Sakanoue no Karitamaro

Illustration by Kikuchi Yōsai, from Zenken Kojitsu

In this Japanese name, the surname is Sakanoue.

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.

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