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Tachibana no Moroe
Tachibana no Moroe
was a
Japanese Imperial
prince and
official
in the
court
of
Emperor Shōmu
and
Empress Kōken
.
He was
the father
of
Tachibana no Naramaro
.
738
: Moroe was created
Udaijin
in the
Imperial court
.
740
: Moroe
put down
a
revolt
by
Fujiwara no Hirotsugu
.
742
: The
emperor
sent Moroe to
Ise
to convey his
appreciation
to the
kami
.
743
: Moroe was elevated to a
rank
almost equal to
Sadaijin
.
756
:
Empress
Kōken is informed that Sadaijin Moroe is contemplating revolt, but she refuses to credit the rumor;
nevertheless
, Moroe resigns.
757
: Moroe dies at
age
74
; and his rank is
posthumously
raised by the empress.
Moroe was a
poet
whose
work
is included in the
Man'yōshū
.
