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* ''Japanese: ''高向博士黒麻呂'' (Takamuko no Hakase Kuromaro)''

* ''Japanese: ''高向博士黒麻呂'' (Takamuko no Hakase Kuromaro)''

Takamuko no Kuromaro (aka Takamuko no Genri) was a scholar and ambassador.  He first went to China as a student in [[606]].  It is unclear when he came back, though Wang claims he was there at least twenty years.   

Takamuko no Kuromaro (aka Takamuko no Genri) was a scholar and ambassador.  He first went to China as a student in [[608]].  It is unclear when he came back, though Wang claims he was there at least twenty years.   

In [[633]] a 'Kuromaro' accompanies a Chinese ambassador back to China, though he only travels as far as Tsushima.  It is unclear if this is the same as Takamuko no Kuromaro, however, as he is later noted as returning from China along with envoys from Paekche and Silla in the latter part of [[640]].  Five years later, Kuromaro is promoted from scribe (Fubito) to doctor (Hakase).

In [[633]] a 'Kuromaro' accompanies a Chinese ambassador back to China, though he only travels as far as Tsushima.  It is unclear if this is the same as Takamuko no Kuromaro, however, as he is later noted as returning from China along with envoys from Paekche and Silla in the latter part of [[640]].  Five years later, Kuromaro is promoted from scribe (Fubito) to doctor (Hakase).

==Timeline==

==Timeline==

5/9/606: Takamuko no Ayabito Genri sent to China as a student along with seven others.

5/9/608: Takamuko no Ayabito Genri sent to China as a student along with seven others.

[[633]]: Kuromaro and others accompanied the Chinese ambassador as far as Tsushima.

[[633]]: Kuromaro and others accompanied the Chinese ambassador as far as Tsushima.