Prefecture Inukai Michiyo - Agata no Inukai no Michiyo

Japanese: 県犬養三千代 - あがたのいぬかいのみちよ

?-733 Asuka - A court lady in the Nara period.
She became the wife of King Mino, and had children such as Tachibana Moroe, and later remarried to Fujiwara no Fuhito, giving birth to Empress Komyo. In 708, she was given the surname Tachibana. She served five generations of the Fujiwara clan, from Tenmu to Gensho, and helped Fuhito, contributing to the prosperity of the Fujiwara clan. One of her poems is included in volume 19 of the Manyoshu. She died on January 11, 5th year of Tenpyo. In 4th year of Tenpyo Hoji, she was posthumously awarded the rank of Shoichii and the title of Daibunin.

Source: Kodansha Digital Japanese Name Dictionary +Plus Information | Legend

Japanese:

?－733　飛鳥(あすか)-奈良時代の女官。
三野(みのの)王の妻となり橘諸兄(たちばなの-もろえ)らを,のち藤原不比等(ふひと)と再婚して光明(こうみょう)皇后を生んだ。和銅元年(708)橘姓をあたえられる。天武-元正朝の5代につかえ,不比等をたすけて藤原氏の繁栄につくした。歌1首が「万葉集」巻19におさめられている。天平(てんぴょう)5年1月11日死去。天平宝字4年正一位と大夫人(だいぶにん)の称号を追贈された。

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