was a samurai commander, and later chinjufu-shōgun (Commander-in-chief of the defense of the North), during Japan's Nara period.
Karitomo's father was Sakanoue no Inukai of the Sakanoue clan.
In 764, Karitamaro aided in the repression of a revolt by Fujiwara no Nakamaro.
Karitomo's son was Tamuramaro, the first to hold the title Sei-i Taishōgun.Iwao, Seiichi. (2002). Dictionnaire historique du Japon, p. 2329.
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References Iwao, Seiichi. (2002). Dictionnaire historique du Japon (with Teizō Iyanaga, Susumu Ishii, Shōichirō Yoshida et al.). Paris: Maisonneuve & Larose. ; OCLC 51096469 Papinot, Edmond. (1910). Historical and geographical dictionary of Japan. Tokyo: Librarie Sansaisha.
External links Los Angeles County Museum: "Sakanoue no Karitamaro Drawing His Bow" (1880), woodblock print by Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (1839–1892)
See also Sakanoue clan Yamato no Aya clan Shinsen Shōjiroku