was a Japanese general of the

Nara period The of the history of Japan covers the years from CE 710 to 794. Empress Genmei established the capital of Heijō-kyō (present-day Nara). Except for a five-year period (740–745), when the capital was briefly moved again, it remained the c ...

and of the early

Heian period The is the last division of classical Japanese history, running from 794 to 1185. It followed the Nara period, beginning when the 50th emperor, Emperor Kanmu, moved the capital of Japan to Heian-kyō (modern Kyoto). means "peace" in Japan ...

. He was the first to hold the title of '' sei-i taishōgun''. The title of Shōgun was bestowed by

Emperor Kanmu , or Kammu, was the 50th emperor of Japan, Imperial Household Agency (''Kunaichō'') 桓武天皇 (50) retrieved 2013-8-22. according to the traditional order of succession. Kanmu reigned from 781 to 806, and it was during his reign that the s ...

in 794. Some believe he was born in 727. His father was Ōtomo no Koshibi.

Chronology

*He was born of Ōtomo no Koshibi . *He was granted the second grade of the fifth rank of honor in 799 and appointed the lieutenant (''suke'') of the Palace Guards in 780. *In 783 he was made the deputy general in the Hitachi expedition. *In 791 he was granted the second grade of the fourth rank of honor. *In 794 he was declared ''Sei-i Taishōgun'' ("Barbarian-subduing Great General") by

, and together with Sakanoue no Tamuramaro subdued the

Emishi The (also called Ebisu and Ezo), written with Chinese characters that literally mean " shrimp barbarians," constituted an ancient ethnic group of people who lived in parts of Honshū, especially in the Tōhoku region, referred to as in contem ...

. *In 795 he was granted the second grade of the third rank of honor and the Order of Merit, Second Class, for his military achievements. *He died on July 14, 809.

References

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