Tachibana no Moroe (橘 諸兄, 684-757) was a Japanese Imperial prince and official in the court of Emperor Shōmu[1] and Empress Kōken.[2]
He was the father of Tachibana no Naramaro .[3]
- 738 (Tenpyō 10, 1st month): Moroe was created Udaijin (Minister of the Right) in the Imperial court.[4]
- 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.[5]
- 743 (Tenpyō 15): Moroe was elevated to a rank almost equal to Sadaijin (Minister of the Left).[5]
- 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.[2]
- 757 (Tenpyō-hōji 1): Moroe dies at age 74; and his rank is posthumously raised by the empress.[6]
Moroe was a poet whose work is included in the Man'yōshū.[1]
- ^ a b Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Tachibana no Moroe" Japan Encyclopedia, p. 921, p. 921, at Google Books.
- ^ a b Titsingh, Isaac. (1834). Annales des empereurs du japon, p. 74., p. 74, at Google Books
- ^ Nussbaum, "Tachibana no Naramaro" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 921, p. 921, at Google Books.
- ^ Titsingh, Isaac. (1834). Annales des empereurs du japon, p. 70., p. 70, at Google Books
- ^ a b Titsingh, p. 71., p. 71, at Google Books
- ^ Titsingh, pp. 74-75., p. 74, at Google Books