Nademaro Kose - Nademaro Kose

Japanese: 巨勢奈弖麻呂 - こせのなでまろ

?-753 (Tenpyo Shoho 5)
An aristocrat in the mid-Nara period. Grandson of Oumi and son of Himo. Descendant of the ancient, powerful Kose clan. In 731 (Tenpyo 3), he was appointed Junior Fifth Rank. He served as Chief of the Bureau of Buddhist Statue Construction, Minister of Civil Affairs, Earl of Shinto Shrines, and Dainagon and Chunagon. In 739 (Tenpyo 11), he joined the court government as a councilor. He served as Minister of Palace Construction in Kunikyo, and was the caretaker during the Imperial visit to Shigaraki Palace. He left behind a poem for the Niiname-sai banquet in Volume 19 of the Manyoshu. At the time of his death, he was ranked Junior Second Rank. [Umemura Takashi]

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

？‐753(天平勝宝5)
奈良時代中期の貴族。大海の孫，比等の子。古代の大族巨勢氏の正流をひく。731年(天平3)従五位下。造仏像司長官，民部卿，神祇伯，大･中納言を歴任。739年(天平11)には参議として朝政に加わる。恭仁京（くにきよう）造宮卿を務め，紫香楽宮（しがらきのみや）行幸のとき，留守司となった。《万葉集》巻十九に新嘗祭宴会の歌をとどめる。没時の位階は従二位。【梅村喬】

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