Isonokami no Yakatsugu

Isonokami no Yakatsugu
石上宅嗣
Illustration by Kikuchi Yōsai, from Zenken Kojitsu
Born729
DiedJuly 23, 781
FatherIsonokami no Otomaro

Isonokami no Yakatsugu (石上 宅嗣, 723 – July 23, 781) was a Japanese noble and scholar of the late Nara period. He was the grandson of the sadaijin Isonokami no Maro and son of the chūnagon Isonokami no Otomaro. Yakatsugu himself reached the court rank of shō san-mi (正三位) and the position of dainagon, and was posthumously awarded the rank of shō ni-i (正二位).