Takamuko no Kuromaro
Takamuko no Kuromaro (高向 玄理, died 654) was a Japanese scholar and diplomat of the Asuka period.
Karumauro traveled to China with Ono no Imoko as kenzuishi representing Empress Suiko in 608.[1] He remained in China for thirty-two years.[2] Following his return in 640, he was awarded the title Kuni no hakase (国博士, "National Scholar"). Karumauro helped write the Taika Reforms in 645.[2] He was sent again as an ambassador to China (kentōshi). Takamuko died upon his arrival in Chang'an in 654.[2]
See also
- Takamuko clan [ja]
Notes
- ^ Nussbaum, "Kentōshi" at p. 511, p. 511, at Google Books
- ^ a b c Nussbaum, "Takamuko no Kuromaro (No Genri)" at p. 935, p. 935, at Google Books
References
- Nussbaum, Louis Frédéric and Käthe Roth. (2005). Japan Encyclopedia. Cambridge: Harvard University Press. ISBN 978-0-674-01753-5; OCLC 48943301
- Sansom, George (1961). A History of Japan: 1334–1615. Stanford, California: Stanford University Press.
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