Tachibana no Moroe

Tachibana no Moroe (橘 諸兄, 684-757) was a Japanese Imperial prince and official in the court of Emperor Shōmu[1] and Empress Kōken.[2]

Tachibana no Moroe drawn by Kikuchi Yōsai

He was the father of Tachibana no Naramaro.[3]

• 738 (Tenpyō 10, 1st month): Moroe was created Udaijin (Minister of the Right) in the Imperial court.[4]
• 740 (Tenpyō 12): Moroe put down a revolt by Fujiwara no Hirotsugu.
• 742 (Tenpyō 14): The emperor sent Moroe to Ise to convey his appreciation to the kami.[5]
• 743 (Tenpyō 15): Moroe was elevated to a rank almost equal to Sadaijin (Minister of the Left).[5]
• 756 (Tenpyō-shōhō 8, 2nd month): Empress Kōken is informed that Sadaijin Moroe is contemplating revolt, but she refuses to credit the rumor; nevertheless, Moroe resigns.[2]
• 757 (Tenpyō-hōji 1): Moroe dies at age 74; and his rank is posthumously raised by the empress.[6]

Moroe was a poet whose work is included in the Man'yōshū.[1]

Notes

1. Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Tachibana no Moroe" Japan Encyclopedia, p. 921, p. 921, at Google Books.
2. Titsingh, Isaac. (1834). Annales des empereurs du japon, p. 74., p. 74, at Google Books
3. Nussbaum, "Tachibana no Naramaro" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 921, p. 921, at Google Books.
4. Titsingh, Isaac. (1834). Annales des empereurs du japon, p. 70., p. 70, at Google Books
5. Titsingh, p. 71., p. 71, at Google Books
6. Titsingh, pp. 74-75., p. 74, at Google Books

References

• Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric and Käthe Roth. (2005). Japan encyclopedia. Cambridge: Harvard University Press. ISBN 978-0-674-01753-5; OCLC 58053128
• Titsingh, Isaac. (1834). Annales des empereurs du Japon (Nihon Odai Ichiran). Paris: Royal Asiatic Society, Oriental Translation Fund of Great Britain and Ireland. OCLC 5850691