Ōtomo clan

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The Ōtomo clan was an influential aristocratic family in ancient Japan, prominent in court politics and early Japanese literature.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Japanese clan
aristocratic family
country Japan
ethnicGroup Japanese people
fieldOfWork court politics
early Japanese literature
hasBaseOfOperations Nara region NERFINISHED
Yamato Province NERFINISHED
hasCulturalContribution development of early Japanese waka poetry
formation of Man’yōshū anthology
hasFamilyNameInJapanese 大伴氏 NERFINISHED
hasGenealogicalClaim descent from legendary imperial-period retainers
hasHistoricalStatus one of the leading uji (clans) of early Japan
hasInfluenceOn classical Japanese poetry
imperial court politics
hasMember Ōtomo no Kanamura NERFINISHED
Ōtomo no Kuronushi NERFINISHED
Ōtomo no Satehiko NERFINISHED
Ōtomo no Tabito NERFINISHED
Ōtomo no Yakamochi NERFINISHED
hasNotableMemberRole courtier
military leader
poet
hasPoliticalRole military service to the imperial court
support of the Yamato sovereign
hasReputation powerful court family in early Japan
hasRomanization Ōtomo-shi NERFINISHED
influenced Man’yō poetry
languageOfWorkOrName Classical Japanese
locatedInTime Asuka period NERFINISHED
Kofun period NERFINISHED
nativeLanguage Japanese language
notableWork Man’yōshū (through clan poets) NERFINISHED
partOf Yamato court aristocracy
positionHeld ōmuraji (great chieftain)
religion Buddhism
Shinto

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Ōtomo no Tabito clan Ōtomo clan
Ōtomo no Yakamochi memberOf Ōtomo clan
Ōtomo no Yakamochi nobleFamily Ōtomo clan
Shimazu Yoshihisa victoryOver Ōtomo clan