was a Japanese

Japanese people

The are an ethnic group originating in the Japanese archipelago and are the predominant ethnic group of Japan. Worldwide, approximately 130 million people are of Japanese descent; of these, approximately 127 million are residents of Japan. People of Japanese ancestry who live in other countries...

 statesman, courtier, and politician during the Nara period

Nara period

The of the history of Japan covers the years from AD 710 to 794. Empress Gemmei established the capital of Heijō-kyō . Except for 5 years , when the capital was briefly moved again, it remained the capital of Japanese civilization until Emperor Kammu established a new capital, Nagaoka-kyō, in 784...

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Career

Maro was a minister (sakyō no dayū) during the reign of Emperor Shōmu

Emperor Shomu

was the 45th emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession.Shōmu's reign spanned the years 724 through 723.-Traditional narrative:...

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• 737 (Tenpyō 9, 7th month): Maro died at age 43. A smallpox epidemic caused the deaths of Maro and his three brothers.

Genealogy

This member of the Fujiwara clan was the son of Fujiwara no Fuhito

Fujiwara no Fuhito

Fujiwara no Fuhito was a powerful member of the imperial court of Japan during the Asuka and Nara periods...

. Maro had three brothers: Fusasaki

Fujiwara no Fusasaki

Fujiwara no Fusasaki was a member of the Fujiwara clan and the founder of the Hokke branch of the Fujiwara.-Career:Fusasaki was a Sangi in the Daijō-kan....

, Muchimaro

Fujiwara no Muchimaro

was a Japanese politician of the Asuka and Nara periods. The eldest son of Fujiwara no Fuhito, he founded Nanke , one of the principal kuge families led by the Fujiwara's. His mother was Soga no Shōsi, daughter of Soga no Murajiko...

 and Umakai

Fujiwara no Umakai

was a Japanese statesman, courtier, general and politician during the Nara period.-Career:He was a diplomat during the reign of Empress Genshō; and he was minister during the reign of Emperor Shōmu...

, . These four brothers are known for having established the "four houses" of the Fujiwara.

His mother was Ioe no Iratsume

Ioe no Iratsume

was a daughter of Fujiwara no Kamatari and younger sister of Fujiwara no Fuhito and Hikami no Ōtoji, wife of Emperor Temmu. She was first married to Emperor Temmu, but after his death she got remarried to her half-brother Fuhito, with whom she had a son Fujiwara no Maro. She was also known as ....

, former wife of Emperor Temmu

Emperor Temmu

was the 40th emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession.Temmu's reign lasted from 672 until his death in 686.-Traditional narrative:...

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Among his children was Fujiwara no Hamanari

Fujiwara no Hamanari

was a Japanese noble and poet of the Nara period. He was the son of Fujiwara no Maro, and, according to the genealogy book Sonpi Bunmyaku, his mother was Uneme of Yakami no Kōri, Inaba Province, who is probably the same person who had a famous affair with Aki no Ōkimi. The collection of Japanese...

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