Ōtomo no Yakamochi
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Ōtomo no Yakamochi (大伴 家持, 2 April 718, - 1 May 785) was a Japanese statesman and waka poet in the Nara period. He was one of the Man'yō no Go-taika, the five great poets of his time,[1] and was part of Fujiwara no Kintō's Thirty-six Poetry Immortals (三十六歌仙, sanjūrokkasen).
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Born | 718 |
Died | 785 |
Occupation | Statesman, warrior, poet |
Notable works | Man'yōshū |
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In this Japanese name, the surname is Ōtomo.
Yakamochi was a member of the prestigious Ōtomo clan. Like his grandfather and father before him, Yakamochi was a well-known politician, and by Enryaku rose to the position of chūnagon (中納言), his highest bureaucratic position.