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About Fujiwara no Hirotsugu
Fujiwara no Hirotsugu , was a noble of the Nara period. He was the eldest son of Fujiwara no Umakai, a councilor and founder of the Shikike branch of the Fujiwara clan. His court rank was Junior Fifth Rank, Lower Grade, and he served as Vice Governor of Dazaifu. While serving in that role, he petitioned for the removal of the monk Genbō and scholar Kibi no Makibi, who had quickly rose in prominence after they returned from a mission to Tang China with new scrolls and ideas. He then launched the Fujiwara no Hirotsugu Rebellion, but was defeated and executed.
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- poet, rebel
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- Japan
- Died
- November 24, 740