Kamimichi Hitatomi - Kamimichi no Hitatomi

Japanese: 上道斐太都 - かみつみちのひたつ

Year of death: Jingo Keiun 1.9 (767)
Year of birth: Unknown. An official from the Nara period. Born in Kamidō District, Bizen Province (Okayama City). He worked as a Chuei no Toneri (military guarding the Imperial Palace) in the capital, but in July of the first year of Tenpyō Hōji (757), he informed Fujiwara no Nakamaro that Tachibana Naramaro was planning a rebellion. For his achievements, he was awarded the rank of Junior Fourth Rank, the title of Ason, and appointed as Chuei no Shosho. At the end of that year, he was also awarded 20 cho of rice fields for his achievements. After that, he served as Mino no Kami, Uyūshi no Kami, and Bizen no Kami, and further served as a close aide to Emperor Junnin at Chugūin. It seems that he was highly valued under Nakamaro's administration. He was also appointed as Kibi kuni no miyatsuko, and later Bizen kuni no miyatsuko, in his hometown. The reason he approached Nakamaro and tried to get promoted may have been because of a sense of rivalry between the Kamimichi clan and Shimomichi no Makibi (Kibi no Makibi), who was also from the Kibi region and had already risen in the central government.

(Kiyoaki Kito)

Source: Asahi Japanese Historical Biography: Asahi Shimbun Publications Inc. About Asahi Japanese Historical Biography

Japanese:

没年：神護景雲1.9(767)
生年：生年不詳
奈良時代の官人。備前国上道郡(岡山市)の出身。都で中衛舎人(内裏を守る軍隊)として勤務していたが,天平宝字1(757)年7月藤原仲麻呂へ橘奈良麻呂に謀反の計画があることを告げた。その功績によって,従四位下,朝臣を授けられ,中衛少将に任命された。その年の末には功績によって田20町も授けられている。以後,美濃守,右勇士督,備前守を歴任し,さらに淳仁天皇の側近として中宮院に侍した。仲麻呂政権下では重用されたらしい。また出身地方の吉備国造,のち備前国造などにも任命されている。仲麻呂に接近して昇進をはかったのは,同じ吉備地方出身の下道真備(吉備真備)が中央官界ですでに出世していたことへの上道氏の対抗意識があったかもしれない。

(鬼頭清明)

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