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Tachibana no Moroe
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Tachibana Moroe
Tachibana no Moroe(橘 諸兄, 684-757) was a Japanese Imperial prince and official in the court of Emperor Shōmu and Empress Kōken.
He was the father of Tachibana no Naramaro.
738 (Tenpyō 10, 1st month): Moroe was created Udaijin (Minister of the Right) in the Imperial court.
740 (Tenpyō 12): Moroe put down a revolt by Fujiwara no Hirotsugu.
742 (Tenpyō 14): The emperor sent Moroe to Ise to convey his appreciation to the kami.
743 (Tenpyō 15): Moroe was elevated to a rank almost equal to Sadaijin (Minister of the Left).
756 (Tenpyō-shōhō 8, 2nd month): Empress Kōken is informed that Sadaijin Moroe is contemplating revolt, but she refuses to credit the rumor; nevertheless, Moroe resigns.
757 (Tenpyō-hōji 1): Moroe dies at age 74; and his rank is posthumously raised by the empress.
Moroe was a poet whose work is included in the Man'yōshū.
