Takamuko no Kuromaro

was a Japanese scholar and diplomat of the Asuka period.

Takamuko traveled to China with Ono no Imoko as kenzuishi representing Empress Suiko in 608Nussbaum, "Kentōshi" at and remained in China for thirty-two years.Nussbaum, "Takamuko no Kuromaro (No Genri)" at Following his return in 640, he was awarded the title Kuni no hakase (国博士, "National Scholar"). Takamuko helped write the Taika Reforms in 645. He was sent again as an ambassador to China (kentōshi) and died upon his arrival in Chang'an in 654.

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References Nussbaum, Louis Frédéric and Käthe Roth. (2005). Japan Encyclopedia. Cambridge: Harvard University Press. ; OCLC 48943301 Sansom, George (1961). A History of Japan: 1334–1615. Stanford, California: Stanford University Press.