Ō no Yasumaro

E152370

Ō no Yasumaro was an early 8th-century Japanese noble and scholar best known for compiling the Kojiki, one of Japan’s oldest extant chronicles of myths, legends, and early history.

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instanceOf 8th-century Japanese person
Japanese noble
court official
historian
scholar
activeInCentury 8th century
associatedWithWork Kojiki
citizenship Japan
compiled Kojiki
contributedTo formation of early Japanese historical tradition
preservation of Shinto mythology
country Japan
culture Yamato
surface form: Yamato Japan
era Nara period
fieldOfWork historiography
literature
mythology
philology
gender male
genre chronicle
historical narrative
mythological narrative
influenced later Japanese historical compilations
study of Japanese mythology
knownFor compiling one of Japan’s oldest extant chronicles
systematizing Japanese myths and legends in written form
language Classical Japanese
nativeName 太安万侶
notableWork Kojiki
occupation compiler of chronicles
court scribe
government official
positionInSociety member of the Ō clan
receivedImperialOrderFrom Empress Genmei
religion Shinto
surface form: Shinto (cultural context)
roleInKojiki editor
redactor
scribe
servedUnder Empress Genmei
socialStatus aristocracy
subjectOf scholarly research on early Japanese historiography
timePeriod early 8th century
usedWritingSystem Man'yōgana
surface form: Man’yōgana
workedAt Imperial court of Japan (historically)
surface form: imperial court of Japan
wroteInScript Chinese characters

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Kojiki compiler Ō no Yasumaro
Nihon Shoki editor Ō no Yasumaro
Record of Ancient Matters compiledBy Ō no Yasumaro
Hieda no Are associatedWith Ō no Yasumaro
Kamitsumaki partOfWorkBy Ō no Yasumaro