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==General== | ==General== | ||
| − | In [[719]], Fujiwara no Umakai became governor of Hitachi province, having just returned to Japan from China where he was vice-envoy [[Kentoshi]]. In his new post, he was also in charge of inspecting the leadership of Kazusa, Awa, and Shimo tsu Fusa provinces. An accomplished poet, the Man'yoshu contains six of his works. Along with three of his brothers, Umakai died in a [[735]] nationwide outbreak of smallpox that killed | + | In [[719]], Fujiwara no Umakai became governor of Hitachi province, having just returned to Japan from China where he was vice-envoy [[Kentoshi]]. In his new post, he was also in charge of inspecting the leadership of Kazusa, Awa, and Shimo tsu Fusa provinces. An accomplished poet, the Man'yoshu contains six of his works<ref>Mark C. Funke, "Monumenta Nipponica", "Hitachi no Kuni Fudoki"</ref>. Along with three of his brothers, Umakai died in a [[735]] nationwide outbreak of smallpox that killed numerous aristocrats, and it is suggested in the Cambridge History of Japan, "approximately one-third of the entire population perished during those two years." |
==Politics and Conspiracy== | ==Politics and Conspiracy== | ||
Revision as of 10:58, 23 September 2006
- Born: 694
- Died: 737
- Titles: Governor of Hitachi province ([c. 719-723)
- Distinction: third son of Fujiwara no Kamatari
- Japanese: 藤原宇合
General
In 719, Fujiwara no Umakai became governor of Hitachi province, having just returned to Japan from China where he was vice-envoy Kentoshi. In his new post, he was also in charge of inspecting the leadership of Kazusa, Awa, and Shimo tsu Fusa provinces. An accomplished poet, the Man'yoshu contains six of his works[1]. Along with three of his brothers, Umakai died in a 735 nationwide outbreak of smallpox that killed numerous aristocrats, and it is suggested in the Cambridge History of Japan, "approximately one-third of the entire population perished during those two years."
Politics and Conspiracy
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Umakai's Involvement
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Notes
- ↑ Mark C. Funke, "Monumenta Nipponica", "Hitachi no Kuni Fudoki"
