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Nationality
  
Japanese

Parents
  
Fujiwara no Fuhito

Died
  
737 AD, Japan

Role
  
Statesman

Name
  
Fujiwara Maro

Children
  
Fujiwara no Hamanari



Grandparents
  
Fujiwara no Kamatari

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Great-grandparents
  
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Fujiwara no Maro (藤原 麻呂, 695 – August 17, 737) was a Japanese statesman, courtier, and politician during the Nara period. Maro established the Kyōke branch of the Fujiwara clan.

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Career

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

  • 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. Maro had three brothers: Fusasaki, Muchimaro and Umakai. These four brothers are known for having established the "four houses" of the Fujiwara.

    His mother was Ioe no Iratsume, former wife of Emperor Tenmu.

    Among his children was Fujiwara no Hamanari.

    References

    Fujiwara no Maro Wikipedia
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