Takamuko no Kuromaro

In this Japanese name, the surname is Takamuko.

Takamuko no Kuromaro (高向 玄理, died 654) was a Japanese scholar and diplomat of the Asuka period.

Karumauro traveled to China with Ono no Imoko as kenzuishi representing Empress Suiko in 608.^[1] He remained in China for thirty-two years.^[2] Following his return in 640, he was awarded the title Kuni no hakase (国博士, "National Scholar"). Karumauro helped write the Taika Reforms in 645.^[2] He was sent again as an ambassador to China (kentōshi). Takamuko died upon his arrival in Chang'an in 654.^[2]

See also

• Takamuko clan [ja]