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...

 muraji

Muraji

Muraji . Muraji was an ancient Japanese hereditary title denoting rank and political standing that was reserved for the most powerful among the Tomo no Miyatsuko clans, which were clans associated with particular occupations...

 and mother of Fujiwara no Momokawa

Fujiwara no Momokawa

was a Japanese statesman, courtier and politician during the Nara period. His original name was .-Career at court:He was a minister during the reigns of Empress Kōken/Shōtoku and Emperor Kōnin....

, whose daughter became the Empress (postuhumously) of Emperor Heizei

Emperor Heizei

, also known as Heijō-tennō. was the 51st emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession. Heizei's reign lasted from 806 to 809.-Traditional narrative:...

, the 51st emperor of Japan

Emperor of Japan

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. She married Fujiwara no 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...

, who died in 737, five years after Momokawa was born.

In March of Tenpyō

Tenpyo

, also romanized as Tempyō, was a after Jinki and before Tenpyō-kanpō. This period spanned the years from August 729 through April 749. The reigning emperor was .-Change of era:...

 11 (739), she had an affair with Isonokami no Otsumaro and was sent to Shimousa Province

Shimousa Province

was a province of Japan in the area modern Chiba Prefecture, and Ibaraki Prefecture. It lies to the north of the Bōsō Peninsula , whose name takes its first kanji from the name of Awa Province and its second from Kazusa and Shimōsa Provinces. Its abbreviated form name was or .Shimōsa is...

. This caused a scandal which caused Isonokami to lose his standing and influence. In June of Tenpyō 12 (740), she was summoned to Kyoto

Kyoto

is a city in the central part of the island of Honshū, Japan. It has a population close to 1.5 million. Formerly the imperial capital of Japan, it is now the capital of Kyoto Prefecture, as well as a major part of the Osaka-Kobe-Kyoto metropolitan area.-History:...

, offered amnesty

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, and appointed to the rank of within the imperial court. She eventually moved up to the rank of before she died in June of Hōki

Hoki

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 11 (780).

Between 733 and 741, she exchanged poetry with Atsumi no Ōkimi under the name . These can be found in volume eight of the Man'yōshū.