was a Japanese statesman, courtier and politician during the Nara period.Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Fujiwara no Kurajimaro" in .
Career at court He was a minister during the reign of Empress Shōtoku. He held positions of hyōbu-kyō (chief military officer) and sangi (associate counselor).
Shōtoku placed her imperial bodyguards under the command of Kurajimaro.Hall, John Whitney. (1993).
In 764, Kurajimaro was a leader of forces opposing Fujiwara no Nakamaro, also known as Emi no Oshikatsu.Nussbaum, ; Titsingh, Isaac. (1834). Nakamaro and others unsuccessfully plotted with Emperor Junnin against retired Empress Kōken and the monk Dōkyō resulting in a military confrontation known as Fujiwara no Nakamaro Rebellion.
After stability was restored, Kurajimaro was placed in charge of the party escorting Emperor Junnin to Awaji province.Ponsonby-Fane. (1959). The Imperial House of Japan, p. 173.
Genealogy Kurajimaro was the ninth son of Fujiwara no Umakai.
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References Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric and Käthe Roth. (2005). Japan encyclopedia. Cambridge: Harvard University Press. ; 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