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{{Japanese name|Fujiwara}}
{{Japanese name|Fujiwara}}
{{nihongo|'''Fujiwara no Umakai'''|藤原 宇合|extra=694 – September 7, 737}} was a Japanese general, politician, and poet of [[haiku|kanshi]] and [[Waka (poetry)|waka]] of the [[Nara period]]. He was son of [[Fujiwara no Fuhito]]. He was married to [[Kume no Wakame]], with whom he had a son, [[Fujiwara no Momokawa]], whose daughter became the Empress (posthumously) of [[Emperor Heizei]], the 51st [[emperor of Japan]].
{{nihongo|'''Fujiwara no Umakai'''|藤原 宇合|extra=694 – September 7, 737}} was a [[Japanese people|Japanese]] statesman, courtier, general and politician during the [[Nara period]].<ref name="nussbaum211">Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Fujiwara no Umakai" in {{Google books|p2QnPijAEmEC|''Japan Encyclopedia'', p. 211|page=211}}; Brinkley, Frank ''et al.'' (1915). {{Google books|JlUCAAAAYAAJ|''A History of the Japanese People from the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era,'' p. 203.|page=203}}</ref>

==Career==
He was a diplomat during the reign of [[Empress Genshō]];<ref name="titsingh65">Titsingh, Isaac. (1834). {{Google books|18oNAAAAIAAJ|''Annales des empereurs du japon,'' p. 65|page=65}}; see "Fousiwara-no Nokiafi", pre-[[Hepburn romanization]]</ref> and he was minister during the reign of [[Emperor Shōmu]]. In the Imperial court, Umakai was the chief of protocol (''[[Ministry of Civil Services#Hierarchy|Shikibu-kyō]]'').<ref>Nussbaum, "Shikibu-kyō" at {{Google books|p2QnPijAEmEC|p. 856|page=856}}</ref>

* '''716''' (''[[Reiki (era)|Reiki]] 2''): Along with {{nihongo|[[Tajihi no Agatamori]]|多治比縣守|}}, {{nihongo|[[Abe no Yasumaro]]|阿倍安麻呂|}} and {{nihongo|[[Ōtomo no Yamamori]]|大伴山守|}}, Umaki was named to be part of a [[Japanese missions to Tang China]] in 717-718.<ref name="titsingh65"/> [[Kibi no Makibi]] and the Buddhist monk [[Genbō]] were also part of the retinue.<ref>Fogel, Joshua. (1996). {{Google books|MC6L3Re0yqgC|''The Literature of Travel in the Japanese Rediscovery of China,'' p. 22|page=22}}; excerpt, "Like Genbō, Kibi no Makibi remained in China after the embassy ships returned to Japan, returning home himself at the same time as Genbo seventeen years later."</ref>
* '''724''' (''[[Jinki (era)|Jinki]] 1, 1st month''): Umakai led an army against the ''[[emishi]]'';<ref>Brinkley, {{Google books|JlUCAAAAYAAJ|p. 223.|page=223}}</ref> but this military campaign was later judged to have been unsuccessful.<ref>Brinkley, {{Google books|JlUCAAAAYAAJ|p. 220.|page=220}}</ref>
* '''729''' (''[[Tenpyō]] 1''): The emperor invested Umakai with the power to raise an army to quash a revolt, but the cause for alarm was dissipated without the need for military action.<ref>Titsingh,{{Google books|18oNAAAAIAAJ|p. 68|page=68}}</ref>
* '''737''' (''Tenpyō 9''): Umakai died at age 44.<ref>Titsingh,{{Google books|18oNAAAAIAAJ|p. 69|page=69}}</ref>

==Genealogy==
This member of the [[Fujiwara clan]] was son of [[Fujiwara no Fuhito]].<ref name="nussbaum211"/> His children included: [[Fujiwara no Hirotsugu]]<ref>Nussbaum, "Fujiwara no Hirotsugu" at {{Google books|p2QnPijAEmEC|p. 202|page=202}}</ref> and [[Fujiwara no Momokawa]]<ref>Nussbaum, "Fujiwara no Momokawa" at {{Google books|p2QnPijAEmEC|p. 206|page=206}}</ref>
<!-- Sons from Japanese Wikipedia
# 長男:[[Fujiwara no Hirotsugu]] [http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E8%97%A4%E5%8E%9F%E5%BA%83%E5%97%A3 藤原広嗣](?-740)
# 次男:[http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E8%97%A4%E5%8E%9F%E8%89%AF%E7%B6%99 藤原良継](716-777)
# 三男:[http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E8%97%A4%E5%8E%9F%E6%B8%85%E6%88%90 藤原清成]
# 五男:[http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E8%97%A4%E5%8E%9F%E7%94%B0%E9%BA%BB%E5%91%82 藤原田麻呂](722-783)
# 八男:[[Fujiwara no Momokawa]] [http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E8%97%A4%E5%8E%9F%E7%99%BE%E5%B7%9D 藤原百川](732-779)
# 九男:[[Fujiwara no Kurajimaro]] [http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E8%97%A4%E5%8E%9F%E8%94%B5%E4%B8%8B%E9%BA%BB%E5%91%82 藤原蔵下麻呂](734-775)
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==Notes==
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==References==
==References==
* [[Frank Brinkley|Brinkley, Frank]] and [[Dairoku Kikuchi]]. (1915). ''A History of the Japanese People from the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era.'' New York: Encyclopedia Britannica. [http://www.worldcat.org/title/history-of-the-japanese-people-from-the-earliest-times-to-the-end-of-the-meiji-era/oclc/413099 OCLC 413099]
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* Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric and Käthe Roth. (2005). [http://books.google.com/books?id=p2QnPijAEmEC&client=firefox-a ''Japan encyclopedia.''] Cambridge: [[Harvard University Press]]. 10-ISBN 0-674-01753-6; 13-ISBN 978-0-674-01753-5; [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/58053128?referer=di&ht=edition OCLC 58053128]
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* [[Isaac Titsingh|Titsingh, Isaac.]] (1834). ''[[Nihon Odai Ichiran]]''; ou, [http://books.google.com/books?id=18oNAAAAIAAJ&dq=nipon+o+dai+itsi+ran ''Annales des empereurs du Japon.''] Paris: Royal Asiatic Society, Oriental Translation Fund of Great Britain and Ireland. [http://www.worldcat.org/title/nipon-o-dai-itsi-ran-ou-annales-des-empereurs-du-japon/oclc/5850691 OCLC 5850691]
<!-- Further reading?
*金井清一「高橋虫麻呂と藤原宇合」(『国文学』23巻5号、1978年)。
*金井清一「高橋虫麻呂と藤原宇合」(『国文学』23巻5号、1978年)。
*金井清一「藤原宇合年齢考」(『万葉詩史の論』、笠間書院、1984年)。
*金井清一「藤原宇合年齢考」(『万葉詩史の論』、笠間書院、1984年)。
*木本好信「藤原宇合」(『藤原式家官人の考察』、高科書店、1998年)。
*木本好信「藤原宇合」(『藤原式家官人の考察』、高科書店、1998年)。
*利光三津夫「藤原宇合と大和長岡」(『法学研究』40巻4号、1967年)。
*利光三津夫「藤原宇合と大和長岡」(『法学研究』40巻4号、1967年)。
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Fujiwara no Umakai
Fujiwara no Umakai drawn by Kikuchi Yōsai
Born694
Died737
NationalityJapanese
ParentsFujiwara no Fuhito (father)

Template:Japanese name Fujiwara no Umakai (藤原 宇合, 694 – September 7, 737) was a Japanese statesman, courtier, general and politician during the Nara period.[1]

Career

He was a diplomat during the reign of Empress Genshō;[2] and he was minister during the reign of Emperor Shōmu. In the Imperial court, Umakai was the chief of protocol (Shikibu-kyō).[3]

Genealogy

This member of the Fujiwara clan was son of Fujiwara no Fuhito.[1] His children included: Fujiwara no Hirotsugu[9] and Fujiwara no Momokawa[10]

Notes

  1. ^ a b Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Fujiwara no Umakai" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 211, p. 211, at Google Books; Brinkley, Frank et al. (1915). A History of the Japanese People from the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era, p. 203., p. 203, at Google Books
  2. ^ a b Titsingh, Isaac. (1834). Annales des empereurs du japon, p. 65, p. 65, at Google Books; see "Fousiwara-no Nokiafi", pre-Hepburn romanization
  3. ^ Nussbaum, "Shikibu-kyō" at p. 856, p. 856, at Google Books
  4. ^ Fogel, Joshua. (1996). The Literature of Travel in the Japanese Rediscovery of China, p. 22, p. 22, at Google Books; excerpt, "Like Genbō, Kibi no Makibi remained in China after the embassy ships returned to Japan, returning home himself at the same time as Genbo seventeen years later."
  5. ^ Brinkley, p. 223., p. 223, at Google Books
  6. ^ Brinkley, p. 220., p. 220, at Google Books
  7. ^ Titsingh,p. 68, p. 68, at Google Books
  8. ^ Titsingh,p. 69, p. 69, at Google Books
  9. ^ Nussbaum, "Fujiwara no Hirotsugu" at p. 202, p. 202, at Google Books
  10. ^ Nussbaum, "Fujiwara no Momokawa" at p. 206, p. 206, at Google Books

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