Fujiwara no Umakai

Fujiwara no Umakai by Kikuchi Yosai

Fujiwara no Umakai ( Japanese 藤原宇合 , also: 藤原馬養 ; * 694 ; † September 3, 737 ) was a Japanese statesman, general and poet.

The son of Fujiwara no Fuhito was sent to China as vice ambassador in 716. He became governor of Hitachi Province in 719 and inspector of the governors of Awa , Kazusa and Shimousa provinces . In 724 he became Minister of Ceremonies ( 式部卿 , shikibu-kyō ) at the imperial court. In 731 he was appointed counselor ( 参議 , sangi ) and in the following year he was appointed governor general of the provinces on Kyūshū ( 西海道節度使 , Saikaidō setsudoshi from Chin. Jiedushi ).

Like his brothers Fujiwara no Muchimaro , Fujiwara no Fusasaki and Fujiwara no Maro , Umakai fell victim to a smallpox epidemic in 737. At the time of his death he was advisor, minister of ceremonies, governor general of Dazaifu ( 大宰帥 , Dazai no sochi / sotsu ) and held the 3rd real court rank .

With his brothers he is the founder of the four "houses" of the Fujiwara family . His was called Shiki-ke ( 式家 ).

Some of Umakai's poems are preserved in the Man'yōshū collection , another in the Kaifūsō collection of Chinese poems .

Individual evidence

↑ ^a ^b ^c 井上勲 : 藤原宇合 . In: 朝日日本歴史人物事典 at kotobank.jp. Asahi Shimbun Shuppan, accessed November 18, 2011 (Japanese).
↑ ^a ^b Louis Frédéric : Japan Encyclopedia . Harvard University Press, 2002, ISBN 0-674-00770-0 , pp. 211 (English, limited preview in Google book search - French: Japon, dictionnaire et civilization . Translated by Käthe Roth).
^ Roman Jakobson: Poetry of grammar and grammar of poetry. All poetry analyzes . Ed .: Hendrik Birus, Sebastian Donat. tape 1 . Walter de Gruyter, 2007, ISBN 978-3-11-018362-7 , p. 372 ( limited preview in Google Book search).

personal data
SURNAME	Fujiwara no Umakai
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	藤原宇合 (Japanese); 藤原馬養 (Japanese)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Japanese politician and poet
DATE OF BIRTH	694
DATE OF DEATH	September 3, 737

[kotobank-1] 井上勲 : 藤原宇合 . In: 朝日日本歴史人物事典 at kotobank.jp. Asahi Shimbun Shuppan, accessed November 18, 2011 (Japanese).

[Japan_Encyclopedia-2] Louis Frédéric : Japan Encyclopedia . Harvard University Press, 2002, ISBN 0-674-00770-0 , pp. 211 (English, limited preview in Google book search - French: Japon, dictionnaire et civilization . Translated by Käthe Roth).

[3] Roman Jakobson: Poetry of grammar and grammar of poetry. All poetry analyzes . Ed .: Hendrik Birus, Sebastian Donat. tape 1 . Walter de Gruyter, 2007, ISBN 978-3-11-018362-7 , p. 372 ( limited preview in Google Book search).