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[[Image:Kiyomaro.jpg|right|thumb|500px|Statue of Wake no Kiyomaro at [[Goo Shrine|Goô Shrine]] in Kyoto.]]
*''Born: [[733]]''
*''Died: [[799]]''
*''Japanese'': 和気清麻呂 ''(Wake no Kiyomaro)''
Originally from [[Bizen province]], Wake no Kiyomaro lived from [[733]]-[[799]], and was a trusted advisor to [[Emperor Kammu]]. He is most famous for his involvement in the [[Dokyo Incident|Dôkyô Incident]]<!--宇佐八幡宮神託事件, <i>Usa Hachimangû shintaku jiken</i>, "Usa Hachiman Shrine oracles incident" in Japanese)-->, in which he acted to preserve the imperial lineage by declaring false the claims of the monk [[Dokyo|Dôkyô]] that he, Dôkyô, had been selected as the next emperor by the gods, as according to the oracles of [[Usa Hachimangu|Usa Hachiman]].
Kiyomaro was exiled for a time due to Dôkyô's influence at court, but was brought back eventually and given numerous court titles. In the last years of his life, he aided Emperor Kammu in establishing the new capital at [[Heian-kyo|Heian-kyô]].
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==References==
*Plaques on-site at [[Goo Shrine|Goô Shrine]] in Kyoto.
[[Category:Nobility]]
[[Category:Nara Period]]
*''Born: [[733]]''
*''Died: [[799]]''
*''Japanese'': 和気清麻呂 ''(Wake no Kiyomaro)''
Originally from [[Bizen province]], Wake no Kiyomaro lived from [[733]]-[[799]], and was a trusted advisor to [[Emperor Kammu]]. He is most famous for his involvement in the [[Dokyo Incident|Dôkyô Incident]]<!--宇佐八幡宮神託事件, <i>Usa Hachimangû shintaku jiken</i>, "Usa Hachiman Shrine oracles incident" in Japanese)-->, in which he acted to preserve the imperial lineage by declaring false the claims of the monk [[Dokyo|Dôkyô]] that he, Dôkyô, had been selected as the next emperor by the gods, as according to the oracles of [[Usa Hachimangu|Usa Hachiman]].
Kiyomaro was exiled for a time due to Dôkyô's influence at court, but was brought back eventually and given numerous court titles. In the last years of his life, he aided Emperor Kammu in establishing the new capital at [[Heian-kyo|Heian-kyô]].
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==References==
*Plaques on-site at [[Goo Shrine|Goô Shrine]] in Kyoto.
[[Category:Nobility]]
[[Category:Nara Period]]